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Digital Archive of Toyo Bunko Rare Books

Sec. iii)   ACROSS AN ERODED ANCIENT DELTA   363

No. 6o. D. 2) by only about a mile and a half in longitude, the astronomically observed latitude being identical.

SECTION IV.-LIST OF OBJECTS FOUND ON DESERT MARCHES NORTH

OF LOP-NOR

C. 121. ooI-004. Four pottery frs., hand-made ; ill-levigated clay hard-fired ; prob. from one vessel. Found 15. xii. o6. Gr. fr. 4.. Iï"x?a".

C. 121. 005. (2 miles N. of.) Pottery fr., hand-made ; cf. C. I2I. 00I-4. 2r X Ii" X 3".

C. 121. 006. (z miles N. of.) Pottery fr., hand-made; cf. C. r 2I. 001-4. Fired on an open hearth. I," x" x P6".

C. 121. 007-008. (z miles N. of.) Two pottery frs., hand-made, of ill-levigated clay, hard-fired on an open hearth, sand-worn ; from same vessel. Gr. fr. 41"x 14" jc *" to p6".

C. 121. oog. (6 miles N. of.) Pottery fr. from lip and neck of hand-made vessel ; ill-levigated clay hard-fired on an open hearth. Lip bent much outwards but has sq. edge. Orig. diam. at lip c. 5 "; h. Ii"; length z1"; thickness â".

C. 121. 0010. Jasper flake, speckled brown, irregularly flaked on the faces with one patch of pebbled surface. Found 15. xii. o6. See R. A. Smith in Alan, xi. 6. No. 52. Length 2f". Pl. XXX.

C. I2I. 00I1. (N. of.) Jasper flake, speckled brown, with bulb of percussion on plain face, the other pebbled and chipped. Found 15. xii. o6. See R. A. Smith in Man, xi. 6. No. 52. Length I6'. Pl. XXX.

C. 121. 0012. (N. of.) Quartz flake, salmon-coloured, curved ; one face pebbled, the other plain. Found 15. xii. o6. Length Ir.

C. I21. 0013. (N. of.) Jasper flake, dark grey, irregu-

lar shape, with sharp edges. Found 15. xii. o6. Length Is"

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C. 121. 0014. (N. of.) Jasper lump, dark grey, one flat face, irregularly flaked. Found 15. xii. o6. Length Î6"

C. 121. 0015. (N. of.) Jasper flake, black with brown bands ; bulb , on one face, the other roughly flaked, and slightly sand-worn. Found 15. xii. o6. Length I ".

C. 121. 0016. (N. of.) Jasper flake, dark grey, with one pebbled face, slightly sand-worn. Found 15. xii. o6. Length Ii6".

C. 121. 0017. (N. of.) Jasper core (?), dark grey, irregularly faceted. Found 15. xii. o6. Length Iyl6".

C. 121. 0018. (N. of.) Jasper flake, dark grey, sub-triangular, both faces irregularly flaked. Found 15. xii. o6.

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C. 121. 0019. (N. of.) Jasper flake, black, roughly triangular, bulb of percussion on one face. Found 15. xii. o6. Length 19-6".

C. I21. 0020. (N. of.) Jasper lump, dark grey, triangular with two sand-worn faces. Found 15. xii. o6. Length 3".

C. 121. 0021. (N. of.) Jasper flake, brownish-grey, thin, flat faces, slightly sand-worn. Found 15. xii. o6. Length 1pu".

C. 12I. 0022. (N. of.) Jasper flake, black, thin ; bulb on one face, the other ribbed. Found 15. xii. o6. Length

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C. I21. 0023. (N. of.) Jasper blade, grey, thin ; one face ribbed, one edge perhaps worked. Found 15. xii. o6. Length I".

C. 12I. 0024. (N. of.) Limestone pebble, black, flat faces roughly oval. Found 15. xii. o6. Length A".

C. 121. 0025. (N. of.) Lump of volcanic stone (slag), black, pitted in places, slightly sand-worn. Found 15. xii. o6. Length I".

C. 121. 0026. (N. of.) Lump of volcanic stone (slag), grey-black, with air-holes. Found 15. xii. o6. Length 11".

C. 121. 0027. (N. of.) Lump of serpentine, black, irregular and pitted surface, wind-worn. Found 15. xii. o6. Length I".

C. 121. 0028. Jasper blade, black, curved ; bulb on plain face, divided rib on other face ; edges slightly worked. See R. A. Smith in Man, xi. 6. No. 52. Length PI. xxx.

C. 12I. 0029. Jasper blade, bright yellow, bulb on one face, double rib on the other, edges slightly worked. Length I".

C. 121. coop. Jasper blade, dark yellow ; ribbed on one face, one edge slightly worked. Length A".

C. 121. 0031. Jasper blade, black ; bulb on one face, the other ribbed. Length I ".

C. I21. 0032. Jasper blade, greyish brown, with two ridges on one face, both edges worked. See R. A. Smith in Man, xi. 6. No. 52. Length 2". Pl. xxx.

C. 121. 0033. Jasper blade, dark dove colour ; bulb on one face, the other with central rib, both edges worked. See R. A. Smith in Man, xi. 6. No. 52. Length 2pu". Pl. xxx.

C. 121. 0034, Jasper flake, chocolate colour ; bulb on one face, the other flaked, and notched by use. Length x".

C. 121. 0085. Jasper blade, speckled brown, one face ribbed, both edges worked. Length r r6".

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