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

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torn in places, retains selvedge at either end, showing breadth of silk as woven to be I93" (49.3 cm.). Uninscr. strip hemmed one end, torn off at other; length z3 ". Widths respectively II' and Ig". Pl. XXXIX.

T. xv. a. iii. ooi. Ear-handle and part of side of lacquered wooden bowl ; lacquer much perished;

pattern identical with T. xis,. ii. oor (q. v.).   jF'.

T. xv. a. iii. 002-003. Two wooden seal-cases, type

C; see T. vIII. 5. 002, 2136.# x I" x   to iti" ; oo3,

I XrX "

T. xv. a. iii. 004. Wooden spoon, of which (broken) handle meets flat bowl at angle of c. i50° ; chip off bowl. Length 51" (of bowl zk"), gr. width rr.

T. xv. a. iii. 005. Six wooden writing slips, blank. Length c. 9'.

T. xv. a. ill. 006. Wooden pen made of stick trimmed to a sharp point. Length 6".

T. xv. a. iii. 007. Wooden peg ; small variant of T. ooz (q. v.). Ink much faded ; one notch to mark nose ; forehead bevelled off ; eyes (circles round dots), eyebrows (one horizontal line), hair (one horizontal line), and beard (two short perpendicular lines). 51X r X r.

T. xv. a. iii. oo8. Wooden arrow-head (?), carved in one piece with shaft. Shape not found in metal. Rather larger in circumference than shaft, the shank tapers to junction of point proper ; it has six faces : three upper faces continue unbroken down the point ; two below these, splaying outwards and narrowing down, disappear into angles of two flanges of the point ; lowest face broadens out to full width of the point between its flanges, but is distinguished from the point proper by a sharp offset. The point is therefore flat below, and has a rounded upper surface actually composed of five facets. Length of point proper re', breadth r; of whole head zi"; of shank iv; shaft diam. " ; broken at zr. Pl. LIII.

T. xv. a, iii. oog. Ear-handle of lacquered wooden bowl, like T. vi. b. ii. ooz ; red over black inside and out ; bad condition. Bowl had been broken and mended with string; two holes near bottom edge of fr. with string in them. 3 " X 8" X I".

T. xv. a. iii. ooio. a. Fr. of silk fabric, in blue and buff of at least two tones. A boldly curving meander of blue carries double band of cloud scrolls, from hollow of which proceed four parallel lines in direction of warp, the outer two broader than inner pair, suggesting column. Pattern very fragmentary, but sufficient remains to class it definitely with that of Ch. oozz8 (Pl. CXI). Technique of weaving very complicated and difficult to follow, owing to much of surface having perished, but angular or stepped' character is clearly shown. q" x 4". Pl. LV.

T. xv. a. iii. ooio. b-d. Fabric frs., including (6) 3 pieces of buff silk fabric, very ragged ; (c) z piece of blue silk fabric sewn to fr. of felt ; (d) r piece of blue silk fabric sewn to fr. of brown. Gr. M. I'2".

T. xv. a. v. ooz. Two wooden writing-slips, blank. Length 61' and 9".

T. xv. a. v. 0oa. Fr. of reed arrow-shaft. Rather more than half is lacquered black ; marks of binding in remains of lacquer ; charred slightly at lacquered end, cut sq. at other. Cf. T. xix. i. oo6. Length 6', diam. At.

T. xv. a. v. 003. Fabric frs., including :-4 pieces of red silk ; r piece of buff silk; 2 pieces of red silk twisted and knotted into cord ; r piece of buff hemp or cotton fabric. Gr. M. c. 8'.

T. xv. a. v. 004. Lacquered wooden bowl, ear-handle and part of side of, like T. vi. b. ii. oor ; handle black; outside of bowl black ; inside red. Handle, h. -k", projection r, length (about half) 28'.

T. xv. a. v. 005. Wooden seal-case, type C; see

T. vita. 5. I " X   X r. Pl. LIII.

T. xv. a. v. oo6. Flat piece of wood, of which one side ends in very gradual bevel ; has been lacquered black on flat side and red on bevelled side. i~" x i" X l'.

T. xv. a. vi. ooi. Frs. of reed arrows, tied up in a bundle with coarse string. Remains of two or three arrows of type of T. xix. i. oo6 ; feathers preserved on two ; one bronze arrow-head, type of T. 007, tang broken off. Probably bundle of broken arrows sent ' into store' for replacement. Length of bundle 6". Pl. LIII.

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OBJECTS EXCAVATED AT WATCH-TOWER T. XVI

T. xvr. i. Neck and rim of pottery jar, wheel-made, of grey-burning clay, hard kiln-fired. Rim sharply everted and rolled below, capped by pointed ring giving on outside a marked concave bevel to extreme edge and inside not differentiated from curve of rim proper. Has been used with a stopper, the strings for securing which have left worn marks on rim. Cf. T. xv. I. Diam. 4r".

T. xvi. ooz. Fabric frs., very ragged, consisting of plain buff and blue silk and handful of raw silk. [Analysed by Dr. Hanausek.] Gr. M. c. z' 3".

T. xvi. ii. ooi. Wooden seal-case, type C; see T. Vin. 5. Half clay of seal remains and part of string, which also projects through hole in one end. I' x ii" X .19-g". Pl. LIII.