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Digital Archive of Toyo Bunko Rare Books

N. xlv. i. 01. Concavo-convex wooden disc, pierced with two holes on middle line, 2″ apart. Through these is threaded a coarse fibre cord, held firmly by means of wooden pegs drawn into the holes. Loose ends of cord are cut off short on concave side. Prob. one of a pair of such discs, of which the other is N. xlv. i. 02. Diam. 6″, thickness ½″. Pl. XVI.

N. xlv. i. 02. Wooden disc similar to N. xlv. i. 01, but without cord. Mouse-eaten at edge. Diam. 5¼″, thickness ½″.

N. xlv. i. 03. Sandal-maker's wooden last. Flat piece like boot sole, but bi-symmetrical, suited to either foot. Well preserved. 10½″×3¼″×¾″.

N. xlv. i. 04. Butt of wooden arrow-shaft with notch; cut at lower end as though to splice. Remains of black paint round notch. Well preserved. 5¼″×⅜″ at notch. Pl. XVI.

N. xlv. i. 05. Wooden cleat, as N. xlii. i. 03, &c. Well preserved. 2⅝″×⅞″׳⁄₁₆″; narrow part ⅝″×¼″ (depth of notch). Pl. XVI.

N. xlv. i. 06. Wooden fr., segmental in shape, flat on both sides, with dowel driven through from centre of curved edge to straight edge. Cut to narrow nose at each end; use doubtful. Well preserved. 4¼″×1⅛″׳⁄₁₆″.

N. xlv. i. 07. Wooden disc, roughly circular, with deep groove round edge like pulley wheel. Prob. part of loom fitting. Well preserved. Diam. 1⅝″, thickness ⅜″.

N. xlv. i. 08. Blunt triangular wooden fr., with two sides slightly curved, and the third with deep notch. Apex cut off square; use uncertain. Well preserved. 1⅜″×1⅜″ to ⅝″׳⁄₁₆″.

N. xlv. i. 09. Fr. of horn, cone-shaped. Bottom trimmed round edge, and shallow hole drilled in centre; knife-marks all over. Well preserved. H. 1⅝″, diam. of base 1¹⁄₁₆″.

N. xlv. i. 010. Fr. of coarse woollen fabric, apparently woven in stripes, dark brown, buff and red. Warp of thick cord widely spaced. Gr. M. (border) 8¼″.

N. xlv. i. 011. Wedge cover-tablet; hole through pointed end. Obv. 2″ from sq. end, seal cav. (1¹⁄₁₆″×c. 1¼). Sq. end charred and discoloured, no writing visible. Rev. also discoloured at sq. end (but traces of ink chars. farther along?). 10″×1¹⁄₁₆″×(max.) ⅝″.

N. xlv. i. 012. Wedge cover-tablet, of exceptional size. Hole through pointed end. Obv. 2¼″ from sq. end, seal cav. (1⁵⁄₁₆″×1″); strings and seal lost. One l. Khar., running from sq. end to seal cav., and continuing again on other side of seal cav. Rev. 3 ll. Khar., rather faint. Wood hard. 16⅝″×2⁵⁄₁₆″(max.)×1″.

N. xlv. i. 013. Wedge cover-tablet. Obv. 1⅝″ from sq. end, seal cav. (1⅝″×⅝″); strings and seal lost. One l. Khar., running from sq. end to seal cav. Rev. 4 ll. Khar., clear black. Hole through pierced end. 8⅝″×1⅜″×(max.) ¼″. Pl. XVIII.

N. xlv. i. 014. Wedge cover-tablet; hole through pointed end. Obv. 1⅝″ from sq. end, seal cav. (1⁵⁄₁₆″ sq.) retaining end of string in grooves, and part of clay sealing, but whole of central part with impression lost. Apparently no writing between sq. end and seal cav. Rev. one l. Khar., faint. Wood hard. 9″×1⅝″(max.) ³⁄₁₆″.

N. xlv. i. 015. Wedge cover-tablet, broken in fragments. Wood decayed and very brittle. Hole through pointed end. Obv. 1¼″ from sq. end, seal cav. (1⅜″ sq.) retaining clay sealing, but broken across through middle and whole of impression lost. Pink discoloration about this end; no writing visible. Rev. also discoloured strong pink towards wider end. Traces of 3 ll. Khar., almost effaced, on middle fr. 9″×1¼″×(max.) ³⁄₁₆″.

N. xlv. i. 016. Wedge cover-tablet; broken in three; wood decayed and surface gone. Obv. 1⅜″ from sq. end, seal cav. (1⅜″×1″); strings and seal lost. No writing visible. Rev. traces of one l. Khar.; much discoloration. 9⅛″×1¼″×(max.) ⅜″.

N. xlv. i. 017. Frs. of small rectang. cover-tablet, main piece showing remains of seal cav. (empty). One l. Khar. on rev. Wood soft and surface gone. Gr. fr. 2⅜″×(width complete) 1⅜″.

N. xlv. i. 018. Frs. of wedge cover-tablet; both ends (including seal cav.) lost. Obv. no writing visible. Rev. parts of 3 to 5 ll. Khar., considerably effaced. Wood soft. (Length joined) 7¼″×2″ to 1⅜″×¼″.

N. xlv. i. 019. Remains of wedge cover-tablet; broken in hole, pointed end lost. Much decayed and sand-encrusted. Obv. 1¼″ from sq. end, seal cav. (1⅜″ sq.), with remains of clay, but none of impression. No writing visible. Rev. 2 ll. Khar., faint. Deep pink discoloration both obv. and rev. (Length joined) 5¼″×1⅜″×(max.) ⅜″.

N. xlv. i. 020. Remains of wedge cover-tablet; sq. end with seal cav. complete but broken; pointed end lost. Obv. 1⅜″ from sq. end, seal cav. (1″×1¼″); seal lost. No writing visible. Rev. blank. Wood soft. (Length joined) 6″×1¹⁄₁₆″×(max.) ³⁄₁₆″.

N. xlv. i. 021. Fr. of wedge cover-tablet; pointed end (with hole). Obv. apparently blank. Rev. trace of Khar. char. by broken edge (?). Wood soft and surface somewhat gone. Hole through end. 5¼″×1⅜″×(max.) ¼″.

N. xlv. i. 022. Fr. of wedge cover-tablet; both ends (including seal cav.) lost. Obv. traces of Khar. chars. near wider end. Rev. 3 ll. Khar., clear black, but somewhat worm-eaten. 6″×1⅝″(max.)׳⁄₁₆″.

N. xlv. i. 023. Wedge under-tablet; broken in six pieces, and pointed end incomplete. Obv. 4 ll. Khar., somewhat effaced. Rev. blank. 7⅝″(joined)×(max.) 2¼″׳⁄₁₆″.

N. xlv. i. 024. Fr. of wedge under-tablet (broken in two). Wood soft and surface gone. Obv. traces of 4 ll. Khar., almost effaced. Rev. blank. 4″×1½″×¼″.

N. xlv. i. 025. Remains of wedge cover-tablet (?); several frs. now joined. Obv. blank. Rev. 3 ll. Khar., fairly clear. 3″×1⁵⁄₁₆″×¼″.