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Digital Archive of Toyo Bunko Rare Books

Sec. iii]   LIST OF OBJECTS FROM SITES, DOMOKO TO KHOTAN   1271

encrusted but well preserved.   Chin to crown x$".

oor8. Head with part of neck ; well preserved. H. 2â"

0019. Head ; cracked. Chin to crown   oozo. Head;
part of R. ear missing. Chin to crown x t". oo41. Head ; R. ear damaged. Chin to crown xi".

Chal. 0022. Stucco relief fr. Head of Buddha like

series Chal. oo1. a-21, but slightly smaller.   Much cor-
roded. Chin to crown xi".

Chal. 0023. Stucco relief fr. Head of Buddha with nimbus, of same type as series Chal. ooI. a, but smaller. Features much corroded. Chin to crown t$".

Chal. 0024. Stucco relief fr. Head like Chal. 0023 ; much corroded. Chin to crown x".

Chal. 0025. Stucco relief fr. Head and R. shoulder of standing(?) Buddha. Stucco hard, and light biscuit colour. Features defaced. Plain elliptical halo. L. ear gone. Chin to crown I8".

Chal. 0026. Stucco relief fr. Head of Buddha. Features defaced. Nimbus plain, with rim border, beyond which flame-work making triangular points above and at sides ; cf. Kha. i. s. w. ool1. White stucco, burned. Chin to crown 1r.

Chai. 0027. Stucco relief plaque of seated Buddha in meditation. Both vesica and nimbus plain, with raised beaded borders. From behind shoulder rise pointed flames. Lotus pedestal, top of R. side of vesica missing. Light red clay. Diam. 3k".

Chal. 0028. Stucco relief fr. Head of Buddha with nimbus; much corroded. Nimbus shows traces of red, and face has remains of gilding. White stucco, fused. Chin to crown

Chal. 0029. Stucco relief fr. of wreath made up of bands of overlapping lotus-flowers showing beaded centres. Prob. from vesica; cf. Kha. i. 0013. Burned black. 3"x Iâ".

Chal. 0030. Stucco relief fr. of wreath from vesica. Pointed lotus leaves, and a cross-band of beads. White stucco, fused. 2$"X

Chal. 0031. Stucco relief fr. of orn. Square enclosed by two grooves, with row of beads outside. Back shaped to fit to a round surface. White stucco, fused. 2" sq.

Chal. 0032. Stucco xelief fr., like Chal. 0031, but larger and broken across. White stucco, fused. 2â"x Ir.

Chal. 0033. Stucco relief fr., consisting of octagonal boss slashed by two pairs of incised lines that cut one another at right angles. In the five squares and four triangles so left are pointed depressions. Prob. central part of a Triratna emblem decoratively treated; see Samp. 005, and K.S. 0017. Clay burned black. From same mould are Chal. 0034, 0035. 18" sq. x

Chal. 0084. Stucco relief fr., like Chal. 0033. Traces of light (pink ?) paint.

Chal. 0035. Stucco relief fr., from same mould as Chal. 0034.

Chal. 0036. Stucco relief fr. Border of vesica (?). Floriate design perhaps based on thunderbolt (?), with raised beads on either side. On either side of central binding, fronds with inturned scroll ends. White stucco, fused. 1 r x 1$".

Chal. 0037. Fr. of carved stone fig. of flying pub°. R. arm raised horizontally and bent at elbow ; L. arm raised. Knees bent so that R. heel touches buttock ; L. foot free. Head missing. Whole front of body defaced ; behind, drapery or wings split away from shoulders ; . feet broken away at ankles. Prob. flying, and holding across body wreath, from which beaded fillets hang down and twist round legs. Bangles on ankles. Good work. H. 2" X 2 â".

Chal. 0038. Terra-cotta appliqué fr., ' Buddhist rail'. From plain beam rise grooved posts with single ball head and base. Between these, squares having raised borders within which chamfered panel on same plane. Rail 1*" high, with ball post-heads Ig". Cf. Yo. 0065. Light red clay. From same mould, Chal. 0039-41, 0063-6. Length 3'.

Chal. 0039. Terra.cotta appliqué fr. Buddhist rail as Chal. 0038. Length 21".

Chal. 0040. Terracotta appliqué fr. Buddhist rail as Chal. 0038. Length 4".

Chal. 0041. Terra-cotta appliqué fr. Buddhist rail as Chal. 0038. Length 1r.

Châl. 0042. Terra.cotta head of Bodhisattva (?). Nose missing. Hair parted in centre and waved back, falls behind ears on to shoulders ; also gathered on top of head into a knot, round which passes a fillet. Calm expression. Behind, below ears, hair is rudely expressed by marks made with a curved edge. Head is flat behind, showing impress of border of now missing halo. Chin to crown I r Pl. X.

Chal. 0043. Terra.cotta appliqué fr. Conventional

lion's head ; cf. Khot. or. s. Diam. $", h.   ".

Chal. 0045. Stucco relief fr. R. foot, very flat. Surface much damaged ; traces of pink colouring. Broken off by ankle. Red clay, burnt. 6*' X 31".

Chal. 0046. Stucco relief fr. L. hand broken at wrist. Open, palm outwards as in attitude of protection. Back not finished. Thumb broken off at first joint. Good work. Light-coloured clay, mud filled. 31" x I" to 2'.

Chat. 0047. Stucco relief fr. L. hand clenched ; broken at wrist. Good work ; back not finished. Light red mud, wooden core (perished). 2" x 1-k".

Chal. 0048. Stucco relief fr. L. hand clenched, holding fold of drapery. Good work. Red clay (burned) with mud filling. 2 x x/.