Overview
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plaque
Date
200 to 400
Find site
Measurement
height 8.5 centimetres, width 9.2 centimetres
Description
Scope and content : Plaque made of red, probably unfired clay. Three sides depict the three jewels (triratna) Buddha, Dharma and Sangha, while the fourth side has the shape of a lotus throne. The round shape in the centre is divided into nine partitions. Traces of paint are still clearly visible on the front side of this object, the reverse has imprints of reed or twigs.
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Historical information
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Find site identifier
End.
Stein site number
E.i.08
Find site description
Area on the southern arm of the Silk Road on the Endere river. It comprises Bilel-Konghan, Endere Stupa and various other Endere dwellings. The site as a whole was reported by Stein to have been occupied at two separate times, with an interval of centuries inbetween. Xuan Zang saw in 645 AD this site already in ruins, but it was occupied again later in the Tang dynasy, only to be abandoned once more when the area was taken over by the Tibetans in the 8th century.
Short description : Endere - Bilel-Konghan, Endere Stupa
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