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pass and past Ch'üan-tzŭ-chieh.¹⁰ If there were any reason for thinking that this ' Posterior Court '
was then and in earlier periods situated on or near the point where this route debouches from the
mountains, we might well look for its site somewhere in the vicinity of Ch'üan-tzŭ-chieh. This
locality would have been particularly well suited for the summer residence of a semi-nomadic
ruler. But in the absence of any direct indication, this must remain merely conjectural.

OBJECTS EXCAVATED AT RUINED SHRINE OF PEI-T'ING SITE

Hu. 01. Clay stucco face, small-featured. Ears and
top of head missing. Eyes half open and dreamy ; black
irises and well-arched eyebrows. Wrinkle under chin
emphasized by black line. Flesh light ; much discoloured
and cracked (prob. from heat). Lips red, divided by black
line.
Surface material very fibrous and of fine texture ; back-
ing mixed with straw. 5″×4″. Pl. LXIX.

Hu. 02. Stucco relief group of two fat-tailed sheep,
fighting or playing with each other. Both rear on their
hind legs, facing each other, intercrossing their necks, and
nuzzling with their noses on each other's shoulders. Legs
all lost except one. Legs, tails, ears and horns (both the last
missing) had core of iron wire.
Excellently modelled and very realistic ; high relief,
farther side being unmodelled and concave from end to
end. Accidentally burnt. H. of group (with leg) 5⅝″, gr.
width 5⅜″, gr. relief 1⅜″. Pl. LXIX.

Hu. 03, 04. Two stucco fingers, nearly life-size ; long
nails, conventionally modelled. Discoloured by accidental
burning. Length 2¼″.

Hu. 05. Stucco Buddha head. Hair not modelled but
merely massed, showing Uṣṇīṣa ; eyes oblique. Well
modelled ; back missing. Hardened and discoloured by
accidental burning. 4″×2⅜″×1⅞″. Pl. LXIX.

Hu. 06. Stucco drapery. Lower part of richly draped
figure with traces of paint in which discoloured green,
white, and blue are visible. Back rough, with large hole
in which charred dowel for attachment to background.
Discoloured and hardened by accidental burning. Well
modelled. 3⅜″×2⅜″×1⅜″. Pl. LXIX.

Hu. 07. Stucco female head, small-featured. Eyes ob-
lique and closed, head high and backward sloping, egg-
shaped. Ears not modelled ; traces of dark paint suggest
covering represented over head, ears, and front of neck.
Small hole at neck for wooden peg. Discoloured by
accidental burning. 2⅜″×1⅜″×1⅜″. Pl. LXIX.

Hu. 08. Stucco head of man, with prominent staring
eyes ; broad fleshy smiling mouth ; broad nose ; receding chin ;
arched eyebrows. Bald head painted black at back, where
is rough piece for attachment to background. White,
much discoloured, and hard from accidental burning ;
well modelled. Hole at neck for wooden core. 1⅜″×1⅜″×
1⅜″. Pl. LXIX.

Hu. 010. Clay pedestal for small statuette ; oblong,
rectang., moulded inwards towards middle and expanding
again to foot. Traces of scroll and linear decoration in
white paint. Two holes in top for fixing object supported.
Back smooth, but undecorated. Hard grey clay. H. 2″,
width 3⅜″, depth 1⅜″.

Hu. 011. Stucco relief fr. Circular eight-petalled
flower, applied to flat band of stucco ; petals veined down
centre, and seed-vessel pitted with dots. Traces of paint.
Rough work. Hard grey clay. Burnt. 5″×2¼″×1⅞″.
Pl. L.

Hu. 012. Moulded brick ; hard, grey, oblong. Face orn.
with simple fret pattern in relief between raised borders.
8″×3⅜″×1⅜″. Pl. L.

Hu. 013. End of pottery antefixa, with Gorgon head in
relief as K.K. l.i. 01, 012, 013 ; Chiao. 01, &c. Protruding
eyes, furrowed brow and cheeks ; under-lip drawn in
under teeth. Sand-encrusted. Diam. 3⅜″. Pl. LXIX.

Hu. 014. Fr. of moulded brick. Thin slab of hard grey
clay, broken each end ; projection behind for attachment
to some background. Face orn., between raised borders,
with plant design in relief ; curving stem, and leaves
or flower with narrow pointed petals, cf. Chiao. 08, 09,
Pl. L. 6⅜″×7″×⅜″ ; gr. depth of projection 2⅜″.

Hu. 015. Fr. of stucco relief fig. of woman, draped.
Head, feet, and lower ends of drapery lost. Finely modelled,
the upper drapery taking form of cloak which half falls
away from shoulders. The stiff upper edge on L. forms
a sort of sheath, and is gathered up by arms, which it
covers in swelling masses before abdomen.
A swathed infant carried on the R. arm across breast,
face outwards ; lines of figure of woman suggest fertility.
Painted blue with yellow and white borders, but colour
and surface damaged by fire. Large hole pierced horizon-
tally in middle of back. Woman's head, Hu. 07, may
belong to this. H. 5⅜″. Pl. LXIX.

Hu. 016. Frs. of iron (?) wire ; several lengths doubled,
and twisted on themselves, cable-wise. Gr. length 1′.

Hu. 017. Clay head of woman, in the round ; as Hu. 07.
Small-featured, high, backward-sloping ; oblique eyes and
crooked mouth. Back of head broken off, but preserved.
Remains of black paint over head to edge of face, and
pink on face ; no ears. Stick core. Blackened by acci-
dental burning. H. 1⅜″.