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shoulders, with dragon device, very faint. Elliptical seal
surface ¼″ × 1/16″. Pl. X.

D.K. 050 a-b. Glass and bronze frs. on string. (a)
Blue cut glass pendant of elongated pear shape; fine
colour. 1⅛″ × ⅜″. (b) Sq. bronze seal, with tubular shank
for string and Chin. chars. on face. Corroded. ⅜″ sq.
Pl. X.

D.K. 051. Fr. of horn comb, with long and slightly
arched back, and single row of relatively short teeth. End
sloping outward and from arch of back. 2⅜″ × 3″ × ⅛″.

D.K. 052 a-c. Bronze frs. a, b. Two Chin.
coins, corroded. c. Bronze ferrule, broad at open end,
which is trumpet-shaped; then narrowing, and finally
spreading slightly again to opposite end, which is closed
by plate perforated with two holes. Diam. 1⅛″, h. ⅞″.

D.K. 053. Portion of bone finger-ring, with roughly
cut sq. bezel surrounded by rays. Width ⅜″. Pl. X.

D.K. 054. Fr. of inscribed wood; lacquered black on
one side and having three (?) chars. on rev. 4⅛″ ×
⅜″ × ⅜″.

D.K. 055. a. Scrap of paper painting, showing only
end of camel's nose, boldly drawn; mouth slightly open,
with driver's stick or rope showing behind. Painted dull
pinkish red. Soft brownish wove paper, fairly thick.
General style strongly recalls Ser. iv. Pl. XCVI, Ch. 00207.
2⅜″ × 2″.

D.K. 055. b. Fr. of Tib. wooden doc. Slip, broken at
one end, and pierced with hole at other; inscr. on each
side with three ll. Tib., fairly clear. 4″ × ⅝″ × ⅛″.

D.K. 056. Fr. of painted wooden board; traces only
of painting on one side. Rev. perished, prob. partly by
heat. 11⅛″ × 4⅛″ × ⅜″.

D.K. 057. Fr. of painted wooden panel. Broken in
two, with chamfered edge on one side. Obv. decoration
almost obliterated, but prob. consists of seated Buddhas.
Rev. a diaper of circles in red containing seated Buddhas
with lotus haloes; in spandrels, trefoils. Patches of
brilliant blue scattered all over. Much defaced, and
hastily painted. Hole near one end. Perhaps part of
Pōthi cover. 15⅛″ × 3⅛″ × ⅛″. Pl. XII.

D.K. 095-0100. Stucco relief frs. Parts of five seated
Buddha plaques from one mould; 097 and 0100 joining.

Buddha seated on half-opened lotus against circular halo,
L. hand resting below L. thigh and grasping robe; R.
hand raised in Abhaya-mudrā. Traces of pink on robes.
For type cf. Anc. Khotan, ii. Pl. LIV, D. ii. 10. Most
complete fr. 4⅛″ × 3¼″.

D.K. 0101. Painted wooden panel; R. edge broken
off. On obv. remains of standing Bodhisattva, Indian
type, with three-leaved crown; hands together before
lower part of body, holding lotus bud (?). Flesh pink
over white. On rev. traces only of blue and pink paint.
1′ 1⅜″ × 5⅛″. Pl. XIII.

D.K. 0102. Painted wooden panel, with slightly arched
top (chamfered); L. edge broken off. Surfaces roughly
hacked before being painted. On obv. remains of Buddha
seated in meditation; rough work in crimson, buff, and
black; upper half of fig. completely destroyed. On rev.
four small Buddhas seated in meditation ¾ to L., as in
wall diaper; pointed flames on shoulders. This side has
remains of 1″ wide flange on L. edge, hacked away. 11″ ×
7⅛″ × 1⅜″ to 1⅛″. Pl. XIII.

D.K. 0103. Stucco relief fr. R. hand of Buddha, over
life-size, webbed. Fingers extended straight as in Abhaya-
mudrā. Remains of white paint. Back not worked.
Material, soft red clay mixed with straw; straw core.
Length 9¼″; gr. width 6¼″. Pl. IX.

D.K. 0104. Fr. of Tib. wooden doc. Sq. stick, painted
pink on one side, and having traces on one L. Tib. writing
on this and adjacent face. 1⅜″ × ⅜″ × ⅜″.

D.K. 0104. a-c. Stucco relief frs. comprising: a. Wide
strip of double lotus-petal border, flat, straight; of same
type as Serindia, iv. Pl. XVI, Kha. ii. c. 004, but with
a row of petals on either side of the row of beads. One
row of petals painted dark grey; the other shows traces
of the same on tips, otherwise retaining only white under-
wash. Broken in three. 5″ × 3⅜″. Pl. IX.
b. Two beads from beaded border, showing remains of
blue paint, and red at base. 1⅜″ × 7/16″ × ¼″. c. Flat
ornamental band, of double row of beads, broken after
every second pair by large sq. jewel or rosette. Surface
worn and details lost; broken in two. 2⅜″ × ⅜″.

D.K. 0171. Carnelian intaglio, oval, with engraved
Brāhmī inscription: Nandita-śrī (Dr. L. Barnett). Size
of top face c. 1/16″ × 1/16″. Pl. X.

OBJECTS SAID TO HAVE BEEN BROUGHT FROM KHĀDALIK

Kha. 01. Stucco relief fr., from Buddha plaque showing
head and halo on L. p. Surface much worn and features
effaced. White stucco, with traces of bright blue paint
on hair and red on halo. Gr. M. 2″.

Kha. 02. Stucco relief fr. Conventionalized semi-floral
orn., showing vertical stalk or leaf, expanding to rounded
lower end, and supporting three circular beads or flowers
on top. Incised line down middle of leaf. Hard white
stucco. H. 2⅜″; gr. width 1⅜″. Pl. V.

Kha. 03. Terra-cotta relief fr. Bodhisattva head, with

fr. of halo. Face sharp-featured, with long eyes, prominent
nose, and small chin. Elaborate head-dress with orn. over
forehead of flower with hanging seed-vessel, exactly as
Ser. iv. Pl. VIII, A. T. v. 0039, in miniature, and streamers
tied in large bows at ears. Red, burnt hard. Fair con-
dition. H. 1⅜″. Pl. II.

Kha. 04. Bronze spoon; 'fiddle shape', with narrow
neck between handle and shallow bowl. Slightly curved.
Well made and in perfect condition. Length 5″; gr.
width of bowl 1⅜″.