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similar cultures in Transcaspia and
Sind, 956.
List of Objects found in Helmand
delta, 957 sqq.; coins found in, 946,
948, 994.
'Note on Prehistoric and Later
Pottery', by Mr. Andrews, 957. See
pottery.
'Note on Ceramic Specimens from
Chinese Turkestān, Kansu, and Sis-
tān', by R. L. Hobson, 1015.
Ruins of ancient border-line, 953,
972 sqq.; ruined watch-station, R.R.
IV, 951, 972; constructive features of,
973; ruined station, R.R. v, off the
line, 952, 973.
line traced to NW. of R. IV: R.R.
XVII station and walled enclosure,
serving as castrum, 974; excavation
of quarters, 975; remains of watch-
stations, R.R. XVI, XVIII, 975; R.R.
XIX, NW. end of line at marshes of the
Hāmūn, 976.
line traced SE. of R. IV, 976 sq.;
ruined posts R.R. IV.A, XII, XII.A, XII,
976 sq.; plan of ruined station R.R.
XIV, 977; remains of hypocaust of
Chinese type, 977; line of towers R.R.
XXII–XXV continued across Afghān
border towards Gaud-i-Zirrāh, 978.
approximate date of defensive line,
978; its purpose, 979.
analogies to Limes lines of China and
Near East, 978.
Sistān Trade Route, 979; compared
with Lop desert route, 980.
Sistānis, physical anthropology of, 996
sqq.
Sitargh pass, 889.
skin rafts, on Indus, 13; on Bartang,
854 sq.
skulls, from Lou-lan graves, 735, 737,
740, 741.
slips, wooden, see Chinese documents.
SMEDT, Father de, of Belgian Mission,
kindness of, 519.
SMITH, Mr. Reginald A., British Museum,
help of, xviii; on 'The Stone Age in
Chinese Turkestan', 951; notes on
stone implements, 1059.
snake, on prehistoric pottery, (Shahr-i-
Sokhta) 958, 971.
snake head, bronze, part of bangle,
(Khotan) 108; clay, (Astāna) 704.
soapstone relief, 109.
Sogdian script, (Lou-lan) 193, 195, 215,
216; (Kuo-ch'ang) 590; manuscripts,
1031, 1048, 1049.
So-i river, identified with Gilgit river,
47.
Sokhato-kōl, ruined fort E. of Ümne-gol,
436.
Sokho-nōr, terminal lake of Etsin-gol,
433; shrinkage of, 433.
Soksuk-shahri, ancient tower, 79.
SOLLAS, Professor W. J., help rendered

by, xix; on 'Specimens of Rocks and
Sands', App. O, 1058 sqq., 524.
spatulas, wooden, (M. Tāgh) 95; (Niya)
151; (Lou-lan) 246; (Limes) 345, 415,
416, 421, 423, 425, 426; (Astāna) 699.
spectacles of dead, silver, (Astāna) 646–8,
662, 665, 677, 680, 682, 683, 703, 708.
spheres, stone, 220; metal, 220.
sphinx, on bronze seal, (Kuchā) 828.
SPILLER, Mr. R. C., on 'Specimens of
Rocks and Sands', App. O, 1058 sqq.
spindles, wooden, (Lou-lan) 194, 202,
223; (Astāna) 665, 708; (Limes) 377, 420.
spinels, or rubies, (Ghārān) 877.
spinning-whorls: bone, (Lou-lan) 200;
bronze, (Khotan) 111, 125; clay, (M.
Tāgh) 129; (Khotan) 114, 121; lead,
(Lou-lan) 220; marble, (M. Tāgh) 95;
pottery, (Darēl) 29; (Khotan) 110;
(Lou-lan) 199, 200, 219; (Khara-
khoto) 503; (Ying-p'an) 759; stone
(Khotan) 114, 121; (Lou-lan) 220, 222;
terra-cotta, (Khotan) 108; (Niya) 152.
SPOONER, Dr. B., Indian Archaeological
Survey, help of, xix.
spoons: bronze, (Lou-lan) 200; horn,
(Khotan) 116; (Niya) 152; (Lou-lan)
201, 218, 223; silver, (Khara-khoto)
456; wooden, (Lou-lan) 223; (Limes)
376, 423.
springs: changes in position of, 131;
worship clinging to, (Murtuk) 637.
spring-water, supply of, (Tülküch-köl-
tārim) 142.
Ssŭ-kun Ho, T'ang name of Ak-su river,
839.
Ssŭ-ma Chien, author of Shih-chi, 570;
on use of Lou-lan route in time of
Chang Ch'ien, 341, 342; on military
colony at Lun-t'ai, 782.
stag's head, in figured silk, (Astāna) 682.
stags, on bronze seal, (Kuchā) 828.
statues, colossal, in sepulchral Stūpa,
(Khara-khoto) 447; wood and reed
bundles used as cores, 447.
steatite, frs., (Khotan) 122; mould of
leaf, (Kara-khōja) 595, 597; carved
object, (Ulūgh-ziārat) 135.
STIRLING, Capt. H. F. D., Assistant
Political Agent, Chitrāl, help given
by, 47, 48.
stirrups, clay, (Astāna) 689.
STONE, Messrs. Henry, care given to
execution of plates, xix.
Stone Implements from the Tārim Basin
and Sistān, Notes on by Mr. Reginald A.
Smith, App. N, 1057.
relation to similar implements in
Palestine and Egypt, 1059; indicate
trade route east and west, 1059;
chronology of, 1059.
stone objects: basin-shaped, (Khotan)
114, 115; axe-head, (Khara-khoto)
502; vessels, frs. of, (Sistān) 951, 955,
965, 966, 966, 970. See also arrow-
heads, beads, spinning-whorls.

Stone Tower, Ptolemy's, located at
Daraut-kurghān, 850.
stones, worked, (Taklamakān) 85 sq.,
(Lou-lan) 171, 178, 184, 191, 192,
224, 266, 268, 317, 748; (Sistān)
951 sqq., 964; showing bulb of per-
cussion, 89, 90, 748; cores, 196, 199;
arrow-heads, 196, 199, 201, 206, 211,
212, 262, 267, 951, 953, 966, 970;
celts, jade, 192 sq., 196, 198, 199, 206,
212, 217, 221, 285, 289; knife-blades,
196, 199, 201, 206 n. 8, 211, 212, 217,
220, 221, 278, 279; pygmy blades,
190; scrapers, 206, 211.
stoneware, glazed: (Vāsh-shahri) 161,
162, 165; (Lou-lan) 196, 200; (Limes)
417, 418, 421; (Khara-khoto) 465,
503; (Murtuk) 639.
crackled glaze, 161, 162; dull blue,
162; black brown, 161, 162, 421;
greenish blue, 162; pale green, 162;
mottled bronze and green, 417, 418;
grey porcellanous, of Sung dynasty,
161, 162; grey with faceted surface,
196, 200; ribbed horizontally, 465.
glazed stoneware of Chün Chou type,
1014; of T'zu Chou and northern
celadon types, 1014.
storks, confronted, on figured silk, 698.
straw man, dressed up, in tomb, (Astāna)
650, 685.
string, vegetable fibre, 418; woollen,
ball of, 416; knotted as rosary, 95, 96,
121, 133; knotted with leaden disc,
601; mats, 418, 423; method of
weaving, 418; netting, 95; plaited
band, 133. See also sandals, shoes.
STRZYGOWSKI, Professor J., on Coptic
art, 241; on Chinese influence in
Irān and the Hellenized Near East,
243.
stucco relief frs.: (Lāl-tāgh) 76, 81;
(M. Tāgh) 93; (Khotan sites) 111
sqq., 116 sqq., 118, 121 sq., 125 sq.,
1052; (Domoko sites) 129 sqq., 136
sq.; (Koyumak) 164, 168; (Mirān)
178, 179; (Khara-khoto) 443, 468,
469, 500; (Pei-t'ing) 557, 559;
(Toyuk) 616 sq., 620 sqq., 631 sq.;
(Murtuk) 636, 638; (Tonguz-bāsh)
810, 812; (Kuchā) 822, 823; (Sistān)
912.
plaques, 113, 118, 137, 517.
subjects: figure of 'Ho-shang',
443, 468, 469; group of sheep, 557,
559; horses and riders of Sasanian
type, 912; warrior's head, 810, 822;
woman carrying infant, 557, 559.
stucco sculptures, remains of: colossal
statues, (Khara-khoto) 442, 459, 467
sq., 475 sqq.; animal skulls, 459,
475 sq.; demons' heads, (Khara-
khoto), 443, 468; dragon, 450, 478;
drapery, 559; hair, locks of, 442, 467,
468; hands, 109, 442, 467; heads,
450, 476, 557, 559, 822, 827, 1052;