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16″, but thinned away above that for further length of
10½″, and corners chamfered to make octagonal section.
Immediately below point where thinning of staff begins, a
wooden tenon belonging to 028 is driven through staff from
front to back. Upper end cut down sq. to projecting tenon
(broken off).
Lower end finishes with similar tenon, fitted into centre
of double lion-leg foot, roughly cut, generally resembling

Ast. vi. 4. 023, but simpler in form ; only the one hole for
tenon of leg.
028 is straight rail, oblong in section (¾″×½″), with
tenon at either end, one broken off short, the piece being
fixed in 027. Both pieces cut carefully smooth but un-
painted. For similar clothes-horse, see Ast. ii. 1. 03.
Pl. CVII. Length (027) 26½″, width of foot 5⅛″; length
(028) 22½″. Pl. XCI.

OBJECTS EXCAVATED IN TOMBS OF GROUP vii

Ast. vii. 1. 01. Figured silk face-cover, of coarsely woven
'Sassanian' type surrounded by frill of plain silk. Pattern
of centre, roughly designed 'nest' or base, on which
stands a series of triangular forms, point down, one above
the other ; or if looked at when turned half-way round,
a stylized eagle-like bird holding bunch of grapes in beak,
with the triangular forms sticking into back of neck.
Remainder of pattern illegible.
Ground red, pattern brown outlined buff. Surrounding
border, brown with buff pearls. Between adjoining
medallions appears to be a circle of smaller pearls on brown
ground round yellow centre. Poor work. Much perished.
8″×8″. Pl. LXXVII.

Ast. vii. 1. 02. Fr. of silk ; striped twill, alternate brown
and green. Discoloured and brittle. Largest piece
c. 9″×6″.

Ast. vii. 1. 03. Fr. of painted buff silk, with traces of
floral (?) pattern in grey lines and pink washes. Attached
a small piece of rose-coloured fabric in broken satin twill
strips. Torn and fragile. C. 4″×4″.

Ast. vii. 1. 04. Fr. of paper, in several layers painted
black. Gr. ft. 5″×3″.

Ast. vii. 1. 05. Two silk frs., one plain buff, the other
painted with white and bold red, buff, and black lines.
Well preserved. Painted piece 4″×3½″.

Ast. vii. 1. 06. Figured silk face-cover, with plain silk
frill and lining. Two spots in centre corroded away and
stained green at back. Above stains, human hair resem-
bling eyebrows adhering to lining. Corrosion probably due
to spectacles.
Pattern : on fine blue ground a lozenge lattice in bands
of pale green, bordered by buff lines and studded with
heart-shaped leaves in pink (?), four at each side of lozenge.
Lozenges flattened at sides where they meet giving width
of thrice the band ; here a six-petalled rosette, coloured
as hearts. In field of lozenge, eight-pointed star, buff,
within which four-petalled (heart-shape) flower with green
centre spotted buff.
For similar designs from the Near East, cf. v. Falke,
Seidenweberei, Figs. 34, 228. Well woven. Shape of com-
plete cover is oblong with round corners. Very discoloured.
9⅛″×6½″ without frill, 3″ depth of frill. Pl. LXXX.

Ast. vii. 1. 07. Large shoe of lacquered canvas ;
regular Chinese style, with broad upturned toe. Uppers
made of six layers of buff woollen canvas, cut to shape, and

perhaps gummed together at sides to stiffen them. Over
this a thick layer of fibrous matter having the appearance
of linseed poultice. Upon this an outer layer of thin canvas
which is turned inside at top ; paper lining and inside
sole added from MS. showing column of Chin. chars.
Whole of outside coated with black lacquer, of which
patches remain. Sole, extending only to point of upturn
of toe, is in two layers ; upper a thin piece of wood, lower
leather, the two attached to each other and to uppers by
short iron studs driven in round edge. Very strong and
well made, but when new must have been rigid and
inflexible, and therefore not intended for ordinary wear.
Length 10½″, gr. width of sole 3⅛″, H. of upturned toe
c. 5″. Pl. XCIII.

Ast. vii. 1. 08. Pair of silver 'spectacles', as Ast. i. 3.
022, &c. Crumpled and broken in two. 6½×2½.

Ast. vii. 2. 01. Fr. of clay dragon (two pieces), very
finely modelled. Represented squatting (?), shoulders
humped, head thrust forward threateningly to L.
R. hind leg (stump only) stretched forwards as in Ast. iii.
2. 059 ; L. probably at slightly different angle, but leg
itself entirely lost ; forelegs perhaps downwards, but
stumps only remain.
Curve of muscular shoulders and wrinkling of skin over
ribs well expressed. Small lion-like head, with prominent
eyes, square snout, and wide jowl showing grinning teeth
in front. Pointed ears, one broken off. Back of neck
covered with long pointed locks of back-lying mane, and
fringe of long tufts shown at back of upper part of forelegs.
Tail (missing) seems to have curled up against back as in
Ast. iii. 2. 059, Pl. XCVI.
Painted white, with nose, eyes, and mouth in black
outline ; mane in green, salmon pink, and blue ; under-
side of body salmon pink. Length (joined) 6½″, width
across shoulders 3½″. Pl. CIII.

Ast. vii. 2. 02. Fr. of clay relief fig. ; R. shoulder, breast,
and arm, bent across front from elbow. Wears plain white
vest down middle of front ; remainder clad in pale green
robe sprinkled with clusters of pink flowers outlined white,
and green leaves. Clay much mixed with straw ; core to
arm made of bundle of split cane or wheat straw. H. 6½″,
gr. width 5″. Pl. CI.

Ast. vii. 2. 03. Clay head of demon. Grotesque human
type, with pointed ears, oblique protruding eyes, very short
upturned nose, and mouth pursed up under it in con-
tumacious exaggerated pout. Hair rises in long peak on

4 x 2