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elongated vesica forms in grey outline, and pairs of lines.
Each has a dab of turquoise on it. White glaze discoloured.
1⅝″×2¼″.

Zah. 010. Fr. of plaster (?). Two surfaces of white
plaster (lime ?). Within, a surface of brick-red plaster.
2⅜″×1¾″.

Zah. 011. Fr. of pottery ; from flat dish with part of
low ring foot ; red. Glazed white with carefully drawn
scrolls and clouds in cobalt blue. 1⅜″×1⅜″.

Zah. 012. Fr. of pottery. Buff ; prob. from near centre
of dish. Inner surface glazed with fine deep turquoise.
Pattern shows two leaves, veined, in black only ; well
painted. Patch of glaze on back. 1½″×1″.

Zah. 012. a. Fr. of pottery ; from edge of dish. Buff with
white glaze both sides. Inside, a border of very stylized
curves on ground hatched in various directions in fine
cobalt. Outside, a single line where contour changes.
2⅜″×1¾″.

Zah. 013, 014, 015. Frs. of pottery ; from dishes. White,
gritty body. White glaze over blue pattern outlined grey.
013, shows on inside thin black angular stems with thin
five-petalled blossom, with patch of blue on it and another
near edges. Outside, glazed, and part of black scroll. 1¾″×

1¾″. 015, from scalloped edge of dish ; body as above.
Inside border, between pairs of annular lines, thin stems and
flowers outlined black, with patches of blue on flowers.
Outside, four pairs of thin grey lines. 1¾″×1″. 014, from
edge of dish ; body as above. White glaze. Inside,
between a border of two pairs of lines in grey, four-petalled
flower with scrolling stems and leaves each side. Flowers
and leaves washed in blue. Outlines grey. Outside, two
pairs of annular lines. 1½″×1⅜″.

Zah. 016. Fr. of pottery. Pink body. White glaze
one side and bold pattern of large petal-shapes in black,
between black lines. 1¼″×1½″.

Zah. 020. Fr. of pottery. Thin porcelain ; shows gently
out-turning lip of Chinese type of bowl. White body,
vitrified ; white glaze. Conventional pattern both sides,
in soft hazy blue. 2¼″×⅝″.

Zah. 021. Fr. of pottery ; from thin lip of bowl. Glazed
white all over. Body white and gritty. Inside, within
a pair of fine blue lines, a stem bearing flower and small
leaves ; all in blue outline with wash of blue on flower and
leaves. Outside, pairs of thin annular lines, with a small
circle surrounded by small buds. Washes of blue to
strengthen pattern. ⅞″×1⁵⁄₁₆″.

SPECIMENS OF POTTERY FRAGMENTS FROM GHALA-TAPPA

Gh. Ta. 01, 07, 09, 015, 016, 017. Frs. of pottery glazed
green. 01, fine brown-grey body with grey-green glaze
on inside and part outside. 1¾″×1¼″. 07, grey-green glaze
inside, thick wave of dark green on part of outside. 1″×
⅝″. 015, buff sandy body with dark green glaze both sides.
2¼″×2″. 016, buff sandy body. Part of flat rim of bowl
covered with dark green glaze. 1⅜″×⅝″. 017, buff body.
Fr. of rim, glazed both sides green. 2″×1⅜″. 09. Outside,
⅝″ below edge, a raised band closely notched with long
upright notches. Inside, two thin incised border lines
widely spaced. Glazed all over yellow-green. Badly
flaked. 1¾″×1¼″.

Gh. Ta. 02. Fr. of pottery vessel. Wheel-made. Warm
buff, green-buff outside ; plain. 1⅜″×1¾″.

Gh. Ta. 03–05. Frs. of pottery vessels. Wheel-made ;
terra-cotta ; decorated with curves and meanders made
with toothed tool. 03, has three vertical curved bands.
Between a vertical meander. All made with four-pronged
tool, 2¼″×2″. 04, curves, and meanders made with six-
pronged tool, and deep annular line round shoulder. 2¼″×
3″. 05, curves made with five-pronged tool. 3″×2¼″.
Pl. CXV.

Gh. Ta. 06. Fr. from pottery vessel. Wheel-made ;
terra-cotta. Coated with thin pale pink slip, and painted
inside with band of plain red, outlined on inner side with
dark brown line. Within this, part of pattern in light
brown lines and a spot of brilliant green. The whole glazed,
but now dull. Light brown and green have 'run' in the
firing. 1¼″×1¾″.

Gh. Ta. 08. Fr. of pottery vessel. Wheel-made ; pale
terra-cotta. Outside divided into two bands by groups of
incised annular lines. In one band is a twelve-petalled
rosette, delicately modelled in relief, and in the other a broad
tassel shape placed sideways. These ornaments are done
with stamps. 1¼″×1″. Pl. CXV.

Gh. Ta. 010, 011, 013, 014. Frs. from wall of pottery
vessels. Wheel-made ; terra-cotta. Ribbed outside
similarly to Gha. 02, &c. 010, has unribbed space at one
end. 2⅝″×2¼″. 011, very deep rich colour, has plain band
between ribbed portions. 3⅝″×2⅜″. 013, burnt black
from inside to near outer surface. 1¾″×2⅜″. 014, very
evenly ribbed. 1⅝″×2⅜″.

Gh. Ta. 015. Fr. of pottery vessel. Wheel-made ; terra-
cotta with fine surface colour. Regularly lined with annular
rings inside, and irregular rings outside. 2½″×2⅝″.

SPECIMENS OF POTTERY FRAGMENTS FROM BURJ-I-AFGHĀN AND BĪBĪ-DŌST RUINS

B-i-A. 01. Pottery fr., from wall of vessel. Red, evenly
ribbed with softly rounded ribs and channels. 2⅜″×2⅜″.
Pl. CXV.

B-i-A. 02. Fr. of pottery. Rich red. Incised ornament

shows two 'willow-leaves', drawn with triple-toothed
tool. From between diverging sides of leaves a triple zigzag
hangs vertically ; closely resembles 'chalcolithic' painted
pattern. 2⅜″×1⅝″. Pl. CXV.