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Digital Archive of Toyo Bunko Rare Books

Yo. 0125. Fr. of terra-cotta appliqué rosette, con-
ventional, as on Yo. 04, Pl. I. Gr. M. ¾″.

Yo. 0126. Terra-cotta disc or counter; each face
convex, with knob (?) broken off centre. On one side in-
cised four-pointed star. Diam. ¾″.

Yo. 0127. Fr. of terra-cotta elephant's face (Gaṇeśa ?).
Broken on front and all sides. Prob. appliqué orn. H. 1¼″.

Yo. 0128. Fr. of terra-cotta coiffure, being the high top
loop of hair from head similar to Ser. iv. Pl. CXXXII,
Mi. xi. 00103 ; cf. also iv. Pl. VIII, A. T. iv. 0096. H. 1¼″.

Yo. 0129. Fr. of terra-cotta fig. R. shoulder and breast
of woman fig. (?), with cincture under arms, and lines of
drapery drawn down from shoulder to middle of breast.
H. 1¼″.

Yo. 0130. Fr. of stucco architectural orn. Octagonal
faceted jewel with three of cardinal points ornamented
by moulded bands, fourth resting on top of volute. Same
as Ser. i. p. 152, Si. 006. H. 1¼″. Pl. II.

Yo. 0131. Fr. of terra-cotta model railing, as Ser. i.
p. 115, Yo. 0065. Sq. panels between upright posts,
grooved down middle and finished with ball top and
bottom. Surface worn. Length 2¼″.

Yo. 0132. Fr. of terra-cotta vessel, upper edge (?) with
rough relief orn. of foliate (?) character. 1¾″×2″×1¾″.

Yo. 0133. Terra-cotta relief of seated Buddha, prob.
from plaque ; seated in meditation. Head lost. Surface
worn. H. 2¼″.

Yo. 0134. Fr. of terra-cotta relief Buddha, prob. from
plaque ; seated in meditation ; legs only remain crossed
at ankles, and forearm with hands interlocked in lap.
Slightly discoloured at one end. Gr. M. 2¼″.

Yo. 0135. Head and part of halo of terra-cotta relief
Buddha. Slanting eyes. Hair not modelled. Good work.
H. 1¼″.

Yo. 0136. Head of terra-cotta relief Buddha, like the
preceding. Long slanting eyes. Excellent modelling.
H. 1″. Pl. II.

Yo. 0137. a–e. Frs. of five votive terra-cotta plaques,
from the same mould. Pear-shaped ; showing Buddha
seated in meditation on growing lotus, from stem of which
leaves as simple scrolls spring R. and L. Flame border
to halo. Character of modelling suggests that mould
was cut in intaglio direct, and not made from a relief
original. Very simple treatment. Clay rather soft.
Mould c. 3″×2¼″. Pl. III.

Yo. 0138. a–h. Eight terra-cotta spinning-whorls;
dome-shaped, of varying degrees of depth.
a–c, plain. d, orn. round lower in-drawing portion of
dome with roughly incised band of chevron and horizontal
lines in the angles. e, round hole (under side of dome)
faintly incised six-rayed star. f (same position), eight-
petalled rosette ; round lower side of dome, double race
of punched dots. g, round widest circumference, annular
line ; above, whorl of downward pointing petals ; below,
band of chevron. h, finely made. Under-side of dome,
seven-rayed star within circle, with dots between rays.
Round widest circumference of dome, cable band. Holes
generally tapering. Gr. M. (e), diam. 1⁵⁄₁₆″, h. ¾″. Pl. II, III.

Yo. 0139. Bronze finger-ring, with device of seated
griffin in intaglio. Much worn on face. Diam. ¾″.

Yo. 0140. Bronze fr., prob. of bangle. Snake-head
terminal with four wires forming cable issuing from neck.
Head cast, hollow ; wires wrought and inserted in back
of neck which is clamped over them. Good. ⅝″×¼″.
Pl. X.

Yo. 0141. Iron mouthpiece for vessel (?). Circular
band attached by one edge to oblong plate, which has its
corners cut off, and its two ends bent down. Within
band, plate is pierced with an oblong hole, widened at
long sides by segmental piece cut away for about ⅔ of
length. Perhaps intended to take cap fitting over band,
with shank shaped like hole and so made that after in-
sertion it could be turned ¼ revolution to fix it. Well
preserved. Plate 1⁷⁄₁₆″×2⅛″.

Yo. 0142. Oblong piece of turquoise, with band of Greek
fret incised on both sides. One long edge chamfered.
¾″×¼″×¼″.

Yo. 0143. Sixty-three glass and paste beads; spherical,
bugle-shaped, drum-shaped, &c. Mostly blue, green, or
yellow. Gr. length ¾″.

Yo. 0144. Forty-six glass and paste beads; mostly
drum-shaped, blue, and green. Average diam. ¼⁄₁₆″.

Yo. 0145. Sixteen glass beads; blue and green, mostly
ring or drum-shaped. Average diam. ¾″.

Yo. 0146. Twenty-two shell heads of various sizes,
and one 'duck' charm of shell. Gr. diam. ¾″.

Yo. 0147. Five polished stone discs, dark grey, sides
convex, and in one case roughly faceted. Average diam.
¾″.

Yo. 0148. Circular stone seal, prob. white jade. Flat
disc. Design not cut. Diam. ⁷⁄₁₆″.

Yo. 0149. Eight frs. of ore, prob. iron pyrites. Gr. M.
1⅛″.

Yo. 0150. Fr. of dark red substance, heavy, prob. lead
or antimony oxide. Gr. M. ⅝″.

Yo. 0151. Misc. frs. of bronze, lead, cornelian, lapis lazuli,
coral, shell resin, &c., worked and unworked. Gr. M.
(bronze pin) 1¾″.

Yo. 0152. Five frs. of ore; exact nature undetermined.
Gr. M. ¾″.

Yo. 0153. Fr. of yellow stone, surface covered with
irregular natural markings. Cf. Ser. i. p. 115, Yo. 0088.
Length ¾″.

Yo. 0154–5. Two lignite charms (?), in form of seated
animal of lion type with head drawn back on shoulders,
back hunched, and feet gathered under it (not shown).
On under-side of each, two grooves running lengthways.