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MAS.518

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Title

Fragmentary wooden comb with a rounded top and widely spaced teeth, some of which have broken off.;

Date

200 to 399

Find site

Karadong

Measurement

depth 1.5 centimetres, height 8.1 centimetres, width 6.2 centimetres

Description

Scope and content : Fragmentary wooden comb with a rounded top and widely spaced teeth, some of which have broken off.;

Institution

British Museum

Provenance

Stein 1906-8

Find site identifier

KarD.

Stein site number

Ka.I.0013

Find site description

On the west side of the Keriya river that runs in to the Taklamakan desert northwards. Hedin paid a short visit to the site in 1896 (See 'Through Asia', ii. pp. 816 sq.; 'Reisen in Z.-A., pp. 43 sq.). Stein excavated the remains on 14-17 March 1901 (Stein 1907, pp. 446-452). In the ruins of a quadrangle, which may have been a resting place and inspection point halfway between the Tarim and the main oasis of Khotan, small antiques, coins and pottery fragments were found.

Excavation history : Hedin paid a short visit to the site in 1896 (See 'Through Asia', ii. pp. 816 sq.; 'Reisen in Z.-A., pp. 43 sq.). Stein excavated the remains on 14-17 March 1901 (Stein 1907, pp. 446-452). In the ruins of a quadrangle, which may have been a resting place and inspection point halfway between the Tarim and the main oasis of Khotan, small antiques, coins and pottery fragments were found.

Short description : Karadong - west side of Keriya river

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