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of about 140°. Traces of two upright loop-handles (prob.
rectang. as in following exx.) at opposite points on
circumference of same ; two stumps only remain.
Metal thickens into boss at centre underneath, and on
this caldron actually rested. Feet are merely short curved
supports, in form of claw issuing from sheath, springing
from side just below line of gr. diam. and not reaching to
ground. Good condition. H. 5½″, diam. of mouth 8¼″,
gr. diam. c. 8¼″. Pl. LXX.

Kao. iii. 05. Two-handled bronze caldron, without
plain feet. Plain semi-spherical body, with boss at centre
underneath, and wall thickening slightly inwards at top to
form flat thickened rim. Handles, of rectang. loop shape
(most of outer sides broken off), project horizontally from
sides, ⅜″ below rim. Two bands of fine incised lines round
wall inside, near top. Outside considerably corroded, and
hole in side ; otherwise good condition. H. 6¾″, diam. of
mouth 12⅛″.

Kao. iii. 06. Two-handled bronze caldron ; same type
as preceding, but of smaller diam., deeper, and without
hole. H. 6¾″, diam. of mouth 10⅜″. Pl. LXX.

Kao. iii. 07. Two-handled bronze caldron ; same type
as Kao. iii. 05 and 06 ; but smaller, shallower, and with
wide handles upright on edge of rim instead of projecting
horizontally. Several holes in side. H. 4¼″, diam. 9⅝″.
Pl. LXX.

Kao. iii. 08. Iron cooking-pot ; small, round, flat, with
(horizontal) handle broken off at one side. Above stump
of handle is scalloped ornamental projection, standing
upright on rim. Latter plain, slightly bevelled towards
inside ; small flange ⁵⁄₁₆″ down inside, as if to support lid.
Rusted, but good condition. H. 2⅛″, diam. of base 4⅜″, of rim
4⅞″. Pl. LXX.

Kao. iii. 09. Bronze cooking-pot ; round and flat like
the preceding, with horizontal socket projecting at one
side for iron handle, tang only of which remains. Socket
has been added after casting of pot, and is made in one
with an additional piece of bronze plate, which is fitted
over rim of pot and holds side securely inside and out.
Bottom of pot inside orn. with two raised circles, one near
centre and one near circumference. Outside moulded in
very slightly receding planes towards bottom. Good
condition. H. 2⅛″, diam. of rim 6¾″, diam. of bottom 6″.
Pl. LXX.

Kao. iii. 010. Wrought iron or steel spear-head ; long
narrow blade, with edges slightly concave to about 1″
from point. Shouldered towards socket, which is long,
hollow, and round in section, expanding towards end,
where edge is rolled back. Rivet-hole through side, 4″ from
edge. Good condition. Length of whole 9¼″, of blade 4¾″ ;
gr. diam. of socket (inside) 1″. Pl. LXX.

Kao. iii. 011. Bronze disc, with orn. in champlevé on each
side, and hole pierced through centre. Plain band on each
side round edge of hole, and rim. Obv. on R., flaming-

haired three-headed six-armed demon (or Vajrapāni ?)
seated on rocks (?), ½ to L. Upper hands hold aloft objects
unrecognizable (but that in R. is flaming) ; middle hands
joined at breast ; lower on knees hold horizontally long
club or thunder-bolt.
Fig. wears long robe, but both legs are exposed to knee,
R. foot resting on ground, L. bent inwards from knee.
Opposite him, two kneeling demons with hands in adoration
(partially destroyed), and cloud scrolls behind. Good
free work.
Rev. shows three concentric rings, subdivided crosswise
into panels. In panels of outer ring are 12 Chinese cyclical
signs ; in panels of inner 12 Chin. chars. ; in innermost
band of flower orn.
Somewhat worn and bent. Broken in several pieces
now joined. Diam. 2⅛″, of hole ⁵⁄₁₆″, thickness at edge
c. ¹⁄₁₆″. Pl. LXXI.

Kao. iii. 012-13. Two iron loops, prob. from harness.
Quasi-elliptical in shape, with wide bowed side, at ex-
tremities of which the ends of the rod are curved sharply
back towards each other and turned out again in small
volutes as soon as they have touched. Rod oblong in
section, narrowing to square at tips. Rusted, but fair
condition. Width of loop 2⅛″, gr. h. 1⅝″, gr. width of rod
⁵⁄₁₆″. Pl. LXX.

Kao. iii. 014-15. Two flat iron rings, plain, rusty.
Outside diam. 3⁵⁄₁₆″, inside 2⅛″. Pl. LXX.

Kao. iii. 016. Fr. of iron or steel implement, in form
of hollow cone, broken off at narrow end, which is open.
H. 1³⁄₁₆″, diam. at large end ⅝″.

Kao. iii. 017, 082-6. Cast bronze bell, like small cow-
bell. Broken in six pieces, but almost complete. Rect-
angular transverse suspension loop at top, and hole for
attachment of clapper (lost). Slightly thickened rim
round mouth. Plain. H. 2⅝″, mouth 2⅛″×1⅛″, average
thickness ³⁄₁₆″.

Kao. iii. 018. Bronze bolt, round in section, with large
solid quasi-conical head, roughly shaped. Length of whole
1¾″, of head ¹⁄₁₆″, diam. of pin ¼″.

Kao. iii. 019-20. Two fresco frs., showing donors, kneel-
ing, from bottom of large composition of which frs. only
remain (see 021-58). Ground shows series of alternate
pink and red rectang. slabs, seen in perspective, with
cream band beyond and white background above. From
the cream band rises on each fr. a vertical band of grey,
2⅛″ wide, outlined and orn. with broken scroll-work in
black ; significance not fully intelligible but prob. to divide
subject into panels, as in silk painting Ast. iii. 4. 010,
Pl. CV, CVI.
019. Irregularly placed on the chequered flooring, or on
the background above, are two roughly drawn pedestals
supporting jewels or sacred emblems (?), incomplete, and
a man kneeling ½ to R., immediately behind grey band,
with hands on breast. He wears a long dull red coat
covering both feet and hands, and (apparently) a white