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Title vessel

Pressmark 1928,1022.8

Item type vessel
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Title figure

Pressmark 1928,1022.9
Textile from Central Asia.

Title Textile from Central Asia.

Material silk

Pressmark LOAN:STEIN.287

Item type textile
Stemmed, flat iron arrowhead of triangular shape.;

Title Stemmed, flat iron arrowhead of triangular shape.;

Pressmark MAS.591

Item type arrow
Wooden comb with a slightly arched top. Some of the widely spaced teeth have broken off.;

Title Wooden comb with a slightly arched top.…

Pressmark MAS.599

Item type comb
Ink seal made of the tip of a horn. The design consists of a lotus throne upon which one Svastika and two Tibetan characters have been incised. A hole has been drilled into the object for suspension.

Title Ink seal made of the tip of…

Pressmark MAS.606

Item type seal
Ink seal made of the tip of a horn. The design of the seal consists of a large Svastika with four Tibetan characters within each arm. A hole has been drilled into the object for suspension.

Title Ink seal made of the tip of…

Pressmark MAS.607

Item type seal
Ink seal made of the tip of a horn. The design of this seal consists of the depiction of a lotus throne, above which two lines of Tibetan characters were incised. At each side of the inscription is a Svastika, while two scroll ornaments are depicted above the inscription. A hole has been drilled into the object for suspension.

Title Ink seal made of the tip of…

Pressmark MAS.608

Item type seal
Fragment of armour consisting of 4 rectangular scales. The scales were made of leather which was then reinforced by being lacquered in black and red.

Title Fragment of armour consisting of 4 rectangular…

Pressmark MAS.611.a

Item type armour
Three leather armour scales.

Title Three leather armour scales.

Material leather

Pressmark MAS.611.b

Item type military equipment
Leather scale armour.

Title Leather scale armour.

Material leather

Pressmark MAS.621

Item type military equipment
Rimsherd of a vessel made of dark grey clay. The outside has been stamped with a pattern consisting of short dashes arranged at various angles to one another.

Title Rimsherd of a vessel made of dark…

Pressmark MAS.625

Item type vessel
Head of a large Buddha figure. The clay used to make it was mixed with a large amount of hair. Traces of a white slip and black paint can still be seen, but the object is very fragile and many pigments have flaked off..;

Title Head of a large Buddha figure. The…

Material stucco

Pressmark MAS.627

Item type figurine
Fragment of a hollow wooden capital. The carved decoration is in three layers, the upper two consisting of two broad, plain bands. The lower consists of broad petals, on which traces of black paint remain.

Title Fragment of a hollow wooden capital. The…

Pressmark MAS.628
A model of the lake of Sukh_vat_, the Paradise of Amitabha, with lotuses set on sticks in two rows on a cotton fabric covered with blue plaster, representing the water. The lotus petals are made of cotton plain weave and painted in red, white or blue etc, and the flowers are 3.0-5.0cm high with diameters of 5.2-6.7cm. Golden powder can be seen in the central part of some lotuses. Leaves made of cotton plain weave are decorated around the flowers.;____________________________________________________3.0-5.0cm____5.2-6.7cm__________________________________ THE ART OF CENTRAL ASIA Fig. 160 & Plate 45

Title A model of the lake of Sukh_vat_,…

Pressmark MAS.629
Fragmentary wooden lintel with a carved decoration. Three sides of the lintel are decorated with a plain frame inside which is set a carved flower in half-relief. It seems to be a lotus with a a large seed cup and ten petals. Traces of black, red and cream-coloured paint remain.

Title Fragmentary wooden lintel with a carved decoration.…

Pressmark MAS.630
Oblong wooden block with nine drilled holes, possibly an incense-holder. Eight of the holes are arranged in a circle, the ninth is in the centre. Wedges inside the holes indicate that objects were inserted and kept upright. One side of the block shows clear traces of black paint.

Title Oblong wooden block with nine drilled holes,…

Pressmark MAS.632
Wooden ornament in the shape of the seed cup of a lotus. Traces of green, red and black paint can still be seen, as well as an iron nail.

Title Wooden ornament in the shape of the…

Pressmark MAS.633
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Title Archaeological site

Pressmark Miran

Item type stupa, shrine, settlement
Sanskrit manuscript fragment.

Title Sanskrit manuscript fragment.

Material ink on palm leaf

Pressmark Or.8212/60(C)

Item type pothi
Silk fragment from Miran.

Title Silk fragment from Miran.

Material silk

Pressmark Or.8212/190

Item type silk fragment

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seal 3 military equipment 2 vessel 2 armour 1 arrow 1 comb 1 figurine 1 pothi 1 settlement 1 shrine 1 silk fragment 1 stupa 1 textile 1
leather 2 silk 2 ink on palm leaf 1 stucco 1
Buddhism 3 military 2 Stein, Sir Aurel 1 Textile 1
Miran 21
British Museum 17 British Library 2 V&A 1 Xinjiang Institute of Archaeology 1

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