National Institute of Informatics - Digital Silk Road Project
Digital Archive of Toyo Bunko Rare Books

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18.  Tablet of unburnt clay, painted white, showing stűpa in the centre, and an inscription in twenty--seven lines, apparently in ancient Nágarì characters, but no longer legible. From Sabu, Ladakh. (32 by 32 inches.)

19.  Same as No. 17.

20.  Tablet of unburnt clay, painted white, showing Padmaparni. From Nako (?), Bashahr. (18 by la inches.)

21.  Tablet of unburnt clay, painted white, showing Padmapáili. Traces of Tibetan inscription. From Barang, Bashahr. (14 by 11 inches.)

22.            Ditto.

23.  Tablet of unburnt clay, showing Buddha seated in the earth-touching attitude (Bhűmisparsainudrá). From Nako, Bashahr. (11 by 14 inches.)

24.  Tablet of unburnt day, showing Vajradhara (rpo-rje-'achhang) seated on a lotus. From Rarang, Bashahr. (2 by 1 inches.)

25.  Miniature stipa of unburnt day. From Rarang, Bashahr. (1 á by 1$ inches.)

26.            Ditto.

27.  Miniature stűpa of unburnt clay, painted white. From Nubra, Ladakh. (1t- by 1 inch.)

28.  Fragment of stucco, showing central figure of Buddha (?) seated ou lotus, and three smaller figures of Bödhisattvas (?) each seated on a lotus. Coloured, badly damaged. From Nyoma, Ladakh. Dr. Shawe's collection. (51 by 4 inches.)

29.  Wooden figure of a standing Bödhisattva. Black wood, traces of gold bronze, five-pointed crown, lotus throne, right hand pointing to the ground, left arm bent and hand pointing upwards. Bought at Leh. (34 by 1 inch.)

30.  Carved piece of black wood pierced at one end. Carvings on one side. One representing a pyramidal stűpa, the other a seated Buddha in Bhűmi.iparsamudrá. Found at the ruined site of the bKu-blon's house at Leh. (22 by 1 inch.)

M. Bronze statuette of a standing lama (?). • His hands folded. The object which he held in his bands is broken off, as is his head. Purchased at Leh, and asserted to come from Khotan. (34 by 12 inches.)

32. Fragment of a copper pot, ornament of double vajra. Inscription rgyal-sras-dbang-gsing dbang-po. Found on top of rNamrgyal rtsemo hill, Leh. (4 by 1g inches.)

33. Hammer, used at the lama dances. Tibetan name : rDorje thoba, on account of the rporje (vajra) ornaments. Bought at Leh. (241 by 71 inches.)

34. Hatchet, used at the lama dances. Tibetan name C/n'-srin poi-lce, The blade proceeding from a makara's mouth. Purchased at Leh. (27 by 92 inches.)

35. Iron hook, used at the lama dances. Tibetan name Zorba. Purchased at Leh. (211. by 5i

inches.)

36. Trumpet made of a human thigh bone, used at the laina dances. Tibetan naine rKang dung. Purchased at Leh. (122 by 22 inches.)

37. Wooden mask, ancient type, used at the lama dances. Tibetan name Baq. Found in the godown at Nako, Bashahr, and purchased. (7-1 by 71 inches.)

38. Iron head ornament of women, ornamented with eight lotus-petals, brass-plated and set with turquoises. Tibetan name Kyir-Kyir. Found near ancient graves at Skara, near Leb. (38 by 38 inches.)

39. Ancient wooden head-ornament of females, worn on the crown of the head, as in Lahul, set with Indian seeds and turquoises, four incisions. Found at sBalu-mkhar, near Khalatse. (14 by 11 inches.)

40. Silver head-ornament of females, worn on the crown of the head called mchod khung. Found in Byangthang. (14 by 18 inches.)