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circular rosette, with cascade of jewels issuing from centre.
Jewels akin in treatment to 'seed-vessel' of Ser. iv.
Pl. VIII, A. T. v. 0039, and 'wedge-shaped mass' of
Yo. 04. 3″×1″. Pl. I.

Yo. 032. Fr. of shoulder of terra-cotta vessel, orn.
with applied palmettes hanging from small raised moulding.
Same as Ser. iv. Pl. IV, A. T. 040. 1⅜″×1⅞″. Pl. III.

Yo. 033. Fr. of side of terra-cotta vessel, orn. with
notched ridge above, two incised annular lines below,
and incised chevron basket-pattern between ridge and
lines. Below these again are traces of incised festoon
pattern. 2⅜″×1⅞″. Pl. I.

Yo. 034. Fr. of shoulder of terra-cotta vessel, orn.
with band of two incised lines, above which is incised petal
ornament, and below appliqué circular rosette. 1⅜″×1⅜″.
Pl. I.

Yo. 035. Fr. of terra-cotta vessel, orn. with applied
palmette in low relief. 1⅜″×2⅜″. Pl. III.

Yo. 036. Fr. of domical lid (?) of terra-cotta vessel,
or small terra-cotta bowl. Orn. outside with whorl of long
narrow petals, radiating from apex. Incised midrib to
each petal, terminating in punched dot in centre of petal
end ; and circle of similar dots at origin of petals. Beyond
petals ends are two incised annular lines. Flat rim,
lightly notched. Arc at rim 1⅜″, h. 1⅜″.

Yo. 037. Fr. of rim of small terra-cotta bowl, like
preceding but on larger scale. Remains of two petals with
midrib and double outline. Single annular line beyond
tips. Plain rim. Gr. M. 1 1⁄16″.

Yo. 038. Fr. of neck and rim of terra-cotta vessel.
Lip, turned slightly outwards, is orn. outside with incised
oblique lines. Below is narrow band of cable pattern ;
and below, again, row of applied upright palmettes with
two incised annular lines underneath. Along broken edge
at bottom, traces of applied rosettes. Rough work.
2⅜″×2⅜″. Pl. I.

Yo. 039. Fr. of neck of terra-cotta vessel, concave in
profile from shoulder towards rim (lost). Raised ridge,
with notched herring-bone orn. round junction of neck
and shoulder ; and similar ridge running vertically from
it up neck. H. 3¼″, arc at bottom 3″. Pl. I.

Yo. 040. Fr. of shoulder of terra-cotta vessel. Incised
orn. consists of three annular lines, with downward-
pointing petal orn. (of type Yo. 036) above, and lozenge
diaper below. On top of incised orn. is applied grotesque
head of rat type, with reeded scroll curling up and outward
from behind. Head has prominent muzzle and circle of
curls like degenerate lion-heads of type Yo. 058 ; cf. also
'hyena' head of Anc. Khotan, ii. Pl. XLIV, Y. 009. p.
1⅜″×2⅜″. Pl. I.

Yo. 041. Fr. of neck of terra-cotta vessel, ribbed
inside ; outside orn. with crude head of bull (?) in bold
relief. Traces of dark green discoloration over whole.
2⅜″×2⅜″. Pl. III.

Yo. 042. Terra-cotta appliqué mask, with potsherd
attached. Grotesque human face of same type as Ser. iv.
Pl. III, Yo. 001. o, but better modelled and more spirited.
Mouth broadly smiling ; L. hand under chin holding double
cord or fold of drapery ; bangles on wrist. Complete
except tip of nose. 1⅜″×1⅜″.

Yo. 043. Terra-cotta appliqué mask, from pot. Gro-
tesque human head after type of preceding, but modified
by freehand modelling after casting. Nose flattened ;
mouth straight with deep holes punched at corners ; ears
lost. 1⅜″×1″.

Yo. 044. Terra-cotta appliqué beast-head, with fr. of
neck or straight side of pot. Lion-head of gargoyle type
in high relief, roughly modelled. Holes at corners of
mouth are deeply punched, meeting internally and prob.
affording passage for ring. Raised moulding runs behind
top of head. 1⅜″×1⅜″, relief 1″. Pl. III.

Yo. 045. Terra-cotta appliqué mask, with fr. of
potsherd attached. Degenerate lion-head as on Yo. 040,
Pl. I. Potsherd orn. underneath mask with band of three
deeply incised annular lines. 1⅜″×1⅜″.

Yo. 046. Pottery fr. ; coarse gritty red clay, having an
applied disc orn. with punched circle. Gr. M. 1⅜″.

Yo. 047. Foot of terra-cotta vessel, flat, circular. Edge
moulded round, with band of punched rings above. Within
is mark where circular stem has broken off. Rough
work. Diam. 2⅜″, h. c. ⅜″, diam. of stem at point of
attachment 1⅜″.

Yo. 048. Fr. of terra-cotta male head ; mouth, chin,
tip of nose, fr. of L. cheek and ear, with ear-ring of stopped
circles. General type as in Ser. iv. Pl. I, Yo. 009. b, and
with similar cable-like moustache. But there is no gorget,
and chin is covered instead with short beard indicated
by rows of incised dashes. H. 2⅜″. Pl. III.

Yo. 049. Fr. of terra-cotta male face ; R. half only,
from tip of nose to neck. Small well-modelled tip of nose
and mouth ; long rope-like moustache, and fringe of short
beard and whiskers framing face continuously so far as
preserved. Sharp outstanding ridge round middle of
neck, perhaps edge of leather collar (?). For general type,
cf. Ser. iv. Pl. CXXXIII, Mi. xi. 0097. H. 1⅜″.

Yo. 050. Terra-cotta relief head ; female, well pro-
portioned. Eyes long, R. eye slanting upward. Lower lip
drawn in and puckered as though from grip of teeth. Hair
in form of low coronet with small loops under ears. Eye-
brows marked with series of slight indentations. Well
modelled ; fair condition, somewhat worn. H. 1⅜″. Pl. II.

Yo. 051. Terra-cotta relief head, of Chinese type ; male.
Eyes narrow and slanting ; hair strained back from fore-
head. Well modelled. Ears and surface of nose lost ;
otherwise good condition. H. 1⅜″. Pl. II.

Yo. 052. a-o. Fifteen terra-cotta appliqué masks
from vases. Grotesque human face, with parted hair,
circular ring-punched eyes with dot centres, short prominent