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MAS.147

glass

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Title

Fragment of a cylindrical bead made of polychrome glass. The primary colour of the bead is black, the decoration consists of three white bands on each end. In between them are two red lines which border a wavy band in yellow. Design and shape of this fragment suggest that the object was almost identical to the pendant MAS.1120.;

Date

399

Find site

Yotkan

Measurement

height 2.1 centimetres

Material

glass

Institution

British Museum

Provenance

Stein 1906-8

Find site identifier

Yot.

Stein site number

Yo.00114

Find site description

Yotkan is the site of the ancient capital of Khotan, 5 miles to the west of the present-day Khotan town, on the southern arm of the Silk Road. (Serindia map no. 20, D. 4). Apart from many small terracottas and other artefacts acquired at the site of Yotkan itself, Stein bought other items from people in Khotan and elsewhere. He gave a different site id. to each of these to distinguish their provenance. On his first expedition he used the prefix Y. for this site and Yo. on his second expedition.

Short description : Yotkan is the site of the ancient capital of Khotan

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