Overview
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vessel
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Measurement
height 1.7 centimetres, width 2.1 centimetres
Description
Scope and content : Fragment of a vessel made of dark yellow glass.
Institution
Date
undated
Historical information
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Find site identifier
Han.
Stein site number
H.T.001
Find site description
A small ruined stupa in the Hanguya area, 15 miles north-east of Khotan, known locally as Arka-kuduk-tim or 'the Mound of the Back Well'. Very eroded but brick-made with bricks of 19 x 13 in. Stein acquired Sino-kharasthi coins in Khotan which were said to come from here.
Excavation history : Stein visited Hanguya Tati on 5 April 1901. Found remains of a ruined stupa, picked up or purchased objects from the site. (Stein 1907, pp. 470-473).
Short description : A small ruined stupa in the Hanguya area.
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