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golden brown. Colours of pile : red, salmon pink, light
brown, pale pink, yellow, two blues, and grey.
Along one edge of fr. are bands : red, blue, pale blue,
shaded through dark to light yellow ; then down again
to red, and within this a panelled pattern bordered with
red. Latter has dark blue field, with inner lozenge (?) of
grey-yellow, on which are red flowers yellow centred, and
bands of blue, yellow, light grey, and brown. In one
corner of blue field is spiral in dark yellow. Colours very
rich. 11″×6″. Pl. XLIV.

L.C. iii. 015. Two frs. of woollen pile carpet, similar
in structure to L.C. ii. 014. Pattern too fragmentary
to be intelligible. Colours on one fr., fine wine red and
light indigo ; on other, rich crimson, yellow, two blues,
grey (or green), brown and pale pink. Much worn. 5″×
4″ ; 7″×6½″.

L.C. iii. 016. Fr. of figured silk in two pieces. Warp-
rib weave. Pattern indistinguishable on account of dirt.
Very brittle. Gr. fr. 6″×⅞″.

L.C. iii. 017. Fr. of figured silk garment composed of
three pieces of different pattern sewn together.
(a) Largest, has design of 'vermicular' cloud scroll with
beasts. To R., first recognizable feature is dragon-like
beast perched on nodes of scroll, head lowered facing
L. ; rather long jaws, upright ears (or horns). To L.
a vacant space varying from ¾″ to 1″ (perhaps faded).
To L. a lion striding down hollow of scroll, hind legs
vigorously drawn ; tail curled. To L. a winged beast,
striding. The whole faded to buff, excepting the blue
which provides most of above details.
(b) Next largest fr. is the 'partridge' pattern similar
to L.C. iii. 018, encrusted with sand and faded.
(c) Third similar to L.C. iii. 011.
Three edges perished and torn. Fourth edge turned
under and sewn to plain dark buff silk lining, most of
which is missing. Very ragged, and encrusted and brittle.
1′ 6″×1′. Pl. XLII.

L.C. iii. 018. Fr. of figured silk. Type similar to L.C.
iii. 017. b ; but Chinese lapidary chars. in blue, which
is unusual, as they are ordinarily buff. Much sand-en-
crusted, faded, and brittle. 1′ 1″×1′ 2″. Pl. XLII.

L.C. iii. 019. Fr. of figured silk ; selvedge of similar
pattern to L.C. iii. 011. Well preserved but darkened.
1′×1⅛″.

L.C. iii. 020. Fr. of figured silk ; warp-rib, finely woven,
with counterchange (?) pattern of dark rich yellow and
dark blue. Pattern fine but not wholly decipherable.
One part : on blue belt-shaped ground yellow palmette
with short radiating stems bearing circles. Adjoining,
same shape reversed, with blue circles. Very brittle,
colour good. 3½″×⅞″. Pl. XXXV.

L.C. iv. 01. a-b. Two silk bags, lined white and covered
with patchwork of small triangular pieces of white, green,
blue, red and yellow. Mouth of white silk, with cord of
same to tie.

Very rotten, but colours bright. (a) in better condition
than (b). Depth c. 5″, diam. of mouth c. 4″. Pl. XLIII.

L.C. iv. 01. 02. Mass of plain silk frs. ; small, fine
weave, chiefly tones of buff and pale blue, with small frs. of
crimson, dark blue, &c. Also small piece of crimson woollen
cloth. All very rotten and tattered. Specimen fr. 9″×3⅛″.

L.C. iv. 02. Wooden buckle from harness, as L.C. i. 015,
but complete. Flat, rectang., with ogee point at one
end, sq. at other. Transverse slit near each end, to take
flat rope, which is preserved at sq. end. Here it is doubled,
and passed through slit from front in loop, which is then
brought forward round edge of buckle, and has free ends
passed through it, making ordinary hitch.
Incised line of orn. on face of buckle, forming a St.
Andrew's cross midway between slits, and continued in
an endless line round them, following the ogee point
on that side. Triangle within line at sq. end orn. with
punched dots, and one such dot near centre of each long
edge. In each of these edges, also, below ogee, is slight
notch giving an inward continuation of the curve.
Rope of dark brown hemp-like fibre, made of four
twisted strands (two-ply) laid side by side and sewn together
with string of same kind. Except at loop, the two widths
of rope lie side by side ; the whole eight strands are sewn
together in this fashion, making one broad flat band.
Buckle slightly hollowed at back. Wood perished but
unbroken. Length to ogee point 3⅛″, width 2⅛″, thickness
¹⁄₁₆″, width of rope 1⅛″, length (broken off) 3″. Pl. XXIX.

L.C. iv. 03. Three frs. of plaited leather thongs,
exactly resembling an ordinary dog-whip. White, very
brittle. Lengths, 4″ ; 3″ ; 1⅛″.

L.C. iv. 04. Leather forehead ornament for horse.
Stem or strap terminating in disc. Leather is white, and
doubled, the edges being turned over to front, and in
stitching a line of crimson woollen tufts is introduced.
These are placed close together to form a line of pile down
centre of stem and a border round disc ; white edge of
leather shows outside crimson pile.
Leather of stem is continued down back of disc, and
forms a flat loop through which a headband was passed
to keep disc from swinging out of position. Brittle.
Length 6⅛″, width of stem 1″, diam. of disc 2⅛″.

L.C. iv. 05. Fr. of hemp string, plaited, very brittle.
Length 5″.

L.C. iv. 06. Wooden leg of food-tray ; in form, two
rectang. pyramids of unequal size, truncated and meeting
at the small ends. Small chamfers at angles of smaller
pyramid. Remains of tenon at bottom of larger. Bleached,
hard, and split. Base of larger end 1⅛″×1⅛″, of smaller
1⅛″×1″, waist ⅛″׳⁄₁₆″.

L.C. iv. 07-8. Two carved wooden legs of food-trays.
Crudely cut in form of lion's leg, with broken tenon at
upper end of each. From different trays. Well preserved.
07, 4⅛″×1⅛″×⅞″ ; 08, 4⅛″×1⅛″×1″.

L.C. iv. 09. Fr. of wooden goblet. Circular, echinus-