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end joints of fingers in the round, with gilded nail ;
remainder of back unmodelled. White slip and remains of
yellow paint over surface. 4⅜″ × (gr. width) 2″ × 1⅛″.

K.K. ii. 0226. Fr. of clay stucco fig. in relief. Shell
of torso, male, clad in tight-fitting crimson doublet or
having flesh painted crimson ; blue stole crossing body
from L. shoulder with ends intertwined on breast. Blue
girdle below waist, tied in tightly round hips with white
overlap, and supporting red (?) Dhōtī. H. 4½″. Pl. LIII.

K.K. ii. 0227. Clay stucco relief fr., of sheath, con-
sisting of two double bracts overlapping at base and
parting to each side. No paint. 2⅜″ × 3⅛″.

K.K. ii. 0229. Fr. of clay stucco drapery ; gilded,
surface much defaced. V-shaped in section, with edges
coming forward. 2⅜″ × 2⅜″ × (gr. thickness) 1⅜″.

K.K. ii. 0230. Clay stucco Padmāsana of standing
figurine, with white-painted R. foot preserved. Single
circle of down-turned lotus petals,—apparently in metal (?),
which has been removed leaving only impress on clay,—
and flat seed-vessel painted black with yellow rings. Hole
in middle where fig. has been broken off showing sockets
for two pegs. Diam. 3″ × 2⅜″, h. c. 1″.

K.K. ii. 0273. c. Fr. of carved wood. A thin flat strip
with opposite edges cut away symmetrically leaving a form
which consists of a disc, in centre, and two crescents (?)
placed back to back below. Rough work. Length 1⅞″,
width ⅞″, thickness 3⁄16″.

K.K. ii. 0274. hhh. Fr. of stucco mask. Nose, part of
upper lip, eyes and forehead with large circular projecting
Tilaka ; eyes nearly closed. Whole very flat and stylized.
Red clay mixed with fine fibre. 2⅜″ × 1″.

K.K. ii. 0289. Fr. of inscribed wood. Rough flat lath
with several Chin. chars. at one end. Lath has been cut
at ends and sides, removing some parts of writing. Traces
of pink paint on one side. 7⅜″ × 1″ × ⅛″.

K.K. ii. 0307. Wooden stick, roughly trimmed, with
bark left in parts, wrapped round with silk waste, and many
layers of torn Chin. MSS. Length 16″, diam. c. ⅛″.

K.K. ii. 0308. Fr. of stucco figure (?), almost entirely
of paper and canvas. Perhaps part of torso. Cf. for
material K.K. i. 068. A line of drapery seems to cross
body. 4⅜″ × (gr. width) 3⅜″.

K.K. ii. 0309. Piece of plain silk ; soft, good weave,

but dirty and full of holes. Crimson (?), faded to nonde-
script dirty grey. Has had corners tied crosswise to make
bag for some object. Single Chin. char. written in two
opposite corners. 21⅜″ × 24⅜″ (selvedge to selvedge).

K.K. ii. 0310. a-h. Misc. fabric frs., including :—
(a–b) two frs. ; very coarse plain-weave material of dark
brown goat's-hair, with needlework pattern (indistinguish-
able) in buff ; (c) fr. of chocolate-brown silk damask, with
pattern of small repeating hexagonal spot, ground and
pattern in reverse twills ; (d) fr. of yellow silk damask,
from border of painting with semi-conventional floral
pattern woven in reversed twills ; pattern hardly distin-
guishable for dirt ; (e) fr. of plain cream-coloured silk ;
(f) fr. of loosely woven yellow silk gauze ; (g–h) two frs.
of fine open-work cream silk gauze, soft, woven in lozenge-
mesh. All very dirty. d 12″ × 3⅜″ ; h and g 8″ × 3″ and
4⅜″ × 2″.

K.K. ii. 0311. Fr. of silk painting, much worn and
faded, showing standing fig. of demon or Vajrapāṇi, ¾ to
R. General type as Vajrapāṇi of Ch'ien-fo-tung banners,
see Ser. iv. Pl. LXXXVI. Fig. flaming-haired, with red
horse-head (?) over forehead, and four-armed. Lower R.
hand clenched, upper R. hand at breast holding link of
thunder-bolt (?) ; L. arm not preserved. Three discs
(buff) over halo, above.
Legs of fig. covered below by haloes of two other divini-
ties ; on R. blue halo, and male head, ¾ to R., with high red
(magistrate's ?) head-dress and blue boar's head in front ;
on L., green halo, with black top-knot of other divinity,
and phoenix (?) in front. 14⅜″ × 5″.

K.K. ii. 0312. Wooden relief carving ; in form of small
pointed flame, with scalloped edge to suggest flickering.
On flame is carved in relief male deity of Śivaitic appear-
ance straddling with legs apart on two sprawling monsters,
both hands at breast holding thunder-bolts. Wears apron-
like Dhōtī, bracelets, anklets, armlets (marked by grooves
on upper arm), and long necklace of skulls (?) reaching
almost to knees and falling in front of wrists.
Long triple-headed skull (?) mace, held in crook of L.
arm, rises above shoulder. Features regular and undis-
torted ; elongated ears, tiara, and high wide top-knot of hair.
Remains of vermilion paint on Dhōtī and background,
and black paint on monsters. Good work. Hole through
tip of flame for attachment to object,—perhaps vesica
border of large fig. L. bottom corner broken off. H. 3⅛″,
gr. width 1⅛″. Pl. LIII.

BLOCK-PRINTS, DRAWINGS AND TEXTILE REMAINS RECOVERED FROM SHRINE K.K. ii

K.K. ii. 0227. a + K.K. ii. 0253. c + K.K. ii. 017. s. iv.
Block print on paper. Subject incomplete. To L.
elaborately dressed seated Bodhisattva in loose full robe,
¾ to R. with simple nimbus and vesica with plain border.
Long narrow streamers from elaborate head-dress flow
over front of shoulders. Above and to L. six attendants ;
two upper ones with upward streaming hair (Lokapālas ?),

one holding up the sun disc (with three-legged crow) in
L. hand. Three lower ones, judges (?), in tall backward
curved hats and long gowns with black borders ; hands
folded. To L. below, seated figure ; head slightly tilted
and eyes downcast, hands folded at breast ; full robes.
To L. of this a kneeling woman in full robes with hands
folded. All look towards centre and each has a nimbus.