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Sec. vii] LIST OF ANTIQUES FROM RUINS OF TUN-HUANG LIMES   767

SECTION VIL-LIST OF ANTIQUES FROM RUINS OF TUN-HUANG LIMES

OBJECTS FOUND, OR EXCAVATED, IN DIFFERENT LOCALITIES ALONG LIMES

*T. 002. Wooden peg, resembling tent-peg ; section flattened triangular, tapering to point below. Near top, on sides of obtuse angle, a human face roughly drawn in black ink ; a notch in the angle indicates root of nose, larger notch the nostrils and mouth, wherein teeth are drawn (only mouth notch in T. xxi. a. i. 0or ; xv. a. iii. 007 ; no notches in T. vI. b. i. 004); long beard. These pegs have been driven into the ground, but show no other signs of wear. Other examples : T. vi. b. i. 001-004 ; x1I. a. 1. ooi ; xlv. iii. 58 ; xv. a. iii. 007 ; XVIII. 1. 001 ; XXVII. onto. 9$" X I Q"

T. 004. Fr. of bronze mirror with orn. in relief; Chinese

- style with perhaps Western influence (?) ; a phoenix (1) in flight, its tail arranged in floral-like scrolls ; very delicate work. The casting is a thin shell backed with sheet bronze and filled up with lead ; bronze much perished by burning, much of lead melted out. Fr. comprises pierced central boss and about one-tenth of circumference. Gr. M. 3g". Pl. LIII.

T. 006. Bronze sheet, bent roughly into rude cylinder; much corroded and broken. a" x c. 3".

*T. 007. Bronze arrow-head like C. x23. oox ; blade triangular in section, each face slightly leaf-shaped ; hexagonal shank, socketed, with remains of iron tang ; no depression in sides ; cf. L.A. 0017 and Ancient Kholan, ii. Pl. LXXIV, N. 005. a. Length 1 ". For other examples see : T. 009 ; II. 001. a-b ; iv. b. oo 1 ; XII. 0020 ; xi'. a. i. 005 ; XIII. 006-007 ; XIV. a. 007 ; xv. oo8 ; XVIII. i11.004 ; XXVIII. 009-0010.

T. oo8. Bronze bar, broken at each end. Length IA", diam.

T. oog. Bronze arrow-head ; cf. T. 007 ; hollow in one side, blunted. Length x8".

T. ooxo. Frs. of some dried leaf.

T. 001x. Tapering strip of ' green' leather; two holes near narrow end through which a stick once passed. 24" X 1 ' to -'.

T. ooxo. Uppers of stout hemp or cotton (?) fabric shoe, like T. vi. b. i. 009, but without drawing string. Opening permanently sewn up at toe end, causing projecting toe point referred to in case of above; three layers

of fabric, all hemp, the middle being apparently ' waterproofed ' on its outer surface with a wax paint. Much perished. Length my, gr. width 41".

T. 00x5. Fr. of bronze mirror. On back raised flat rim ; then two lines in low relief having relief patterns between them (an oval and a horseshoe with a dot) ; inside, again, a band in low relief. Gr. M. 1j'.

T. 0016. Pottery fr., hand-made, of fairly well levigated grey-burning clay, lightly burned, apparently ' smothered' in an open hearth ; ' mat-marking ' on the outside. See T. III. 004 ; XII. 3. Gr. M. I8".

T. 0018. Part of trap like T. xv. a. i. 009 ; ring broken and in part missing ; core made of pliable twigs. Nine teeth only remain ; hemp string 5" long tied round one. Diam. of ring, outside 6 ", inside 5", length of teeth 2" to 2-".

T. 0022. Pottery fr., wheel-made, of ill-levigated grey-burning clay, kiln-fired, with ` mat-marking ' on outer face ; as T. nt. 004. Found W. of C. 172, 17. iv. 07. Gr. M.

15"

T. 0023. Fr. of iron horseshoe ; much corroded; two oblong nail holes. Found at hut near C. 171, 16. iv. 07. Gr. M. 2r

T. 0024. Pottery fr. from rim of bowl ; buff clay with lustrous mottled green and brown glaze on both sides. Found at hut near C. 171, x6. iv. 07. Gr. M. 1j".

T. 0025. Fr. of porcelain from rim of bowl ; white body painted in bright blue under greyish-white glaze ; prob. floral pattern. Cf. T. xi. 002, etc. Found at hut near C. 171, 16. iv. 07. Gr. M. I16".

T. 0026. Fr. of slag; apparently from glaze-making, mixed with frs. of quartz. Found 21. ix. 07 at tower near Hsi-êrh-tun (?). 34" x 2".

T. 0027. Fr. of porcelain bowl with everted rim ; white body, painted in dull blue under a greyish-white glaze with rough floral design on outside ; inside, border of dots above double line round rim ; rosette Q) on base. Similar pattern and ware to T. xx. ooxo. Found 21. ix. 07 at tower near Hsi-êrh-tun (?). Gr. M. 21°.

T. 0028. Fr. of stoneware from near base of bowl ; body of light drab clay with lustrous brown-black glaze on both sides over upper part ; cf. T. xxvii. 5 ; xxix. 4. Found 27. ix. 07 at tower near Hsi-êrh-tun. Gr. M. 2r.

OBJECTS FOUND, OR EXCAVATED, NEAR WATCH-STATIONS ON SOUTH-WESTERN FLANK OF LIMES

T. W. 001. Fr. of pottery, wheel-made, of grey-burning clay, kiln-fired ; mat-marking on outside. xâ x i" x

T. W. 002. Fr. of coarse light drab stoneware, covered on both sides with brilliant brown-black glaze. Roughly potted. Gr. M. 2*", orig. diam. 3f".

T. W. 003. Frs of pottery, thick, wheel-made, of very well-levigated light slaty grey-burning clay, kiln-fired ; the exterior ' smothered ' black and covered with ' mat-marking '. Gr. M. 28".

T. W. 004. Rough straight twig with cord looped