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and broad. 'Stippled' hair. All broken at edges. 010,
2½″×2″; 011, 1⅜″×1⅝″; 012, 3⅝″×3″. Pl. XII.

Har. 013-14. Two stucco relief frs., burnt. Seated
Buddha figures from one mould, similar to Ser. iv. Pl. VIII,
A.T. iii. 0089, and Bal. 055; but lotus halo broken away.
3½″×2⅜″. Plate XII.

Har. 015. Frs. of terra-cotta ornament, similar to
Har. 016. Gr. fr. 3¼″×2⅜″.

Har. 016. Terra-cotta ornament, from pottery vessel.
Grotesque monkey, modelled in the round, squatting on part
of wall of vessel and supporting a small bowl on his head.
The two arms upraised steadying the bowl. Treatment
very stylized. Broad grinning sharp-cut mouth showing
upper row of teeth; eyes, just two punched rings with straight
gash at inner and outer angle; nose flat. Fur on body
expressed by widely spaced dashes. Figure would appear
to have been placed on upper curve of vessel near mouth.
Broken and mended, but part of small bowl missing. (Cf.
Yo. 0104, part of head; and Ser. iv. Pl. IX, A.T. v. 2, larger
fr.) 6″×4⅛″. Pl. XII.

Har. 019, 024. Frs. of stucco reliefs, burnt. 019, a
seated Buddha fig. in pose similar to Bal. 066. Halo all
missing. Head has been recently stuck on and does not
seem to belong to this particular body although of the right
type. L. p. knee and foot missing. 024, head of exactly
similar figure. 019, 5¼″×3⅜″. 024, 1⅝″×2⅛″. Pl. XII.

Har. 020. Stucco relief fr., burnt. Fig. of Buddha
seated on lotus with upward pointed petals, against plain
circular halo (broken to L.). Fig. simply modelled and in
Abhaya pose. Probably from halo of large figure. 4″×3⅝″.
Pl. XII.

Har. 022. Stucco relief fr., burnt. Yak in profile to
L. Long hair of the body is indicated by a continuous fringe
extending from under jaw to tail. Tail curled forward on
quarter and brush-like. Horns and one hind foot missing.
5¼″×3⅜″. Pl. XII.

Har. 023. Terra-cotta flask, ovoid; broad end down-
wards and upper continued in narrowing neck which broadens
into trumpet mouth. Two opposite rather straight loop
handles descend from near lip to shoulders, where junc-
tions are covered by human heads, one much larger than
the other.
Seated on shoulder of flask between handles and resting
against neck, two cross-legged 'Buddha' figures, one on each
side of flask, of same type as Har. 013. Below and almost
touching feet of each figure is a boar's (?) head to front with
large upstanding ears. To R. on one side, grotesque human
face wearing turban, or hair dressed to resemble turban. To
L., grotesque animal head with large ears or horns and face-
fringe of curly hair.
On rev. side, to R., a ram's (?) head and to L. a small
'Buddha' head. Whole very roughly made; coarse surface
encrusted with salt. 6″×3¼″. Pl. XII.

Har. 025. Terra-cotta appliqué ornament, from
pottery vessel. Grotesque satyr mask, smiling; deep de-

pressions at corners of mouth. Beard and hair form a border
of volutes round face, the centre of each curl formed by deep
depression. Ears high up and leonine; pupils of eyes, deep
depressions. Nose broken away. Two-thirds of edge of
mask broken away. 2⅜″×2⅜″. Pl. XII.

Har. 026. Fr. of terra-cotta ornament, from vessel,
consisting of upturned tip of lotus leaf of similar type to
Yo. 020a. 2″×2⅛″.

Har. 027. Terra-cotta appliqué head, from wall of
pottery vessel. A gargoyle-like head of fine design; prob.
female, with narrow face, oblique eyes, small thin nose, and
mouth slightly open. Hair is parted centrally and falls
curtain-wise R. and L., turning down and under a circular
ornament in position of ear. Hair is quite plain excepting
an incised line near edge. This line turns at level of eyes
and is carried horizontally back, the downward curling hair
seeming to issue from beneath.
Over top of head and reaching to ear level is a folded cloth
forming a smooth band. A distinct Gothic quality about the
design. Small part of wall of vessel remains. 1⅜″×1⅜″.
Pl. XII.

Har. 028. Fr. of terra-cotta vessel, in seven pieces,
forming part of shoulder of bulbous vase with narrow neck
(mostly broken away). At junction of neck and shoulders,
which is a continuous double curve, is a single incised annular
line. Just below line is a line of incised Brāhmī characters
very clearly and boldly written and almost complete. Body
is fairly fine and outer surface polished, also inner surface of
neck. No wheel marks; probably hand-finished. Diam. at
lowest point of fr. c. 10″; gr. H. c. 4⅜″. Pl. LVI.

Har. 029. Fr. of carved wooden panel. Buddha in
Dharmacakra-mudrā, legs in Padmāsana, on lotus. This
rests on high rectangular pedestal (or altar), covered by a
cloth which has fringed edges outside plain narrow border
and a field filled with lozenge diaper.
Figure wears jewelled ornaments: on breast a massive
necklet; on arms, bands with daisy-like flower and bracelets;
otherwise only a loin-cloth. High Uṣṇīṣa with wavy hair.
Body halo treated with parallel very wavy lines.
To L. a figure to smaller scale stands on lotus with re-
versed petals in three imbricated rows; has narrow waist,
drapery from hips to ankles. Upper part nude except for
stole and necklet. On head a low flat coronet. Projections
at shoulders, like tops of wings, may be parts of stole.
Curious nimbus, plain centre surrounded by rays which are
excessively short above head and increase in length as they
approach lower border. Figure has R. p. hand raised in
Abhaya-mudrā, L. p. hand down holding Amṛta jug.
Above this figure hangs end of drapery from canopy
(broken away). Above canopy an ornamental border of
which small piece only remains.
All above Buddha head and to R. broken away. Below, a
band of five-petalled rosettes, dividing upper subject from
lower. Lower all broken away excepting canopy of over-
hanging formal leafy fronds, each terminating at their lower

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