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Digital Archive of Toyo Bunko Rare Books

About 700 m. NNE of Cemetery 4.

3:1. Four fragm. of a bronze hair-pin. U-
bent wire thickened at bend.

Scattered finds collected by Ördek S of
Qum-darya, probably along "The Small
River".

8:1. Nearly spherical bead of light-red
carnelian. Diam. 12 mm. Pl. 15:11.

8:2. Drop-shaped carnelian bead. L. 16 mm.
Diam. 8—6 mm. Pl. 15:10.

8:3. Nearly half of a small bronze mirror
covered with thick verdigris. Rather
thin. The edge slightly thickened. Diam. about
6 cm.

About 35—40 li S of camp B 64 at
Pataliq-köl, a lake on the right shore of
Qum-darya.

11:1. Two joined potsherds from the rim of
a large vessel of rather thin red ware,
grey inside. The slightly concave collar is decor-
ated with slanting lines arranged in alternating
rows, thus forming a kind of zig-zag pattern. Pl.
29:2.

11:2-8. Seven potsherds, apparently of the
same vessel as —:1. Two of them
decorated in the same way.

About 40 li S of camp B 64.

12:1. Three joined potsherds from the rim
of a vessel with slightly projecting
rim. Brownish ware intermixed with coarse-grain-
ed sand.

12:2. Potsherd of the same vessel as —:1.

Unspecified locality amongst the sand
dunes S of Qum-darya, SE or E of camp
B 64.

13:1. Three joined potsherds from the lower
part of a very large vessel of thick,
reddish-brown ware, hard-burnt and intermixed
with sand. The bottom has been flat.

13:2. Sherd, probably from the same vessel
as —:1.

Unspecified localities amongst the sand
dunes S of Qum-darya, probably S or
SE of camp B 64.

14:1. Flat spindle whorl of bitumen. Diam.
43 mm. Th. 7 mm. Pl. 31:4.

15:1. Flake of grey flintlike stone with worn
edges. 55×12 mm.

16:1. Three joined potsherds from the rim
of a bulky vessel with short neck.
Hard-burnt ware, brownish-red to blue-black in-
termixed with grains of sand. Fig. 35:4.

16:2. Two joined sherds from lower part of
the same vessel as —:1.

16:3. Sherd from the same vessel as —:1.

17:1. Potsherd from the rim of a squat pot
with a short, thick tubular spout. Red,
hard-burnt ware intermixed with grains of sand.

18:1-6. Six potsherds, most likely all from one
vessel, rather large with slightly mark-
ed neck. Reddish-brown brick-like ware, slightly
weathered. —:1 Fig. 35:5.

19:1. Small potsherd from the flat bottom
of a smaller vessel. Reddish-brown
ware.

19:2. Small potsherd from the rim of a
vessel of blue-black ware.

19:3-4. Two handles of earthenware vessels.

19:5-12. Eight potsherds, probably from four
different vessels of reddish-brown and
greyish ware.

20:1. Thin whetstone of green slate with a
suspension hole near the broader end.
98×32 mm. Pl. 31:11.

20:2. Bronze knife, nearly straight. The
handle terminates in a ring with a
small knob on top. Back of blade slightly convex.
On one side a neat brown "desert patina" green
on the other side. L. 17 cm. Br. across ring 1.8
cm., handle 1.2 cm. Pl. 31:12.

21:1. Bronze knife, practically straight and
of uniform breadth and thickness.
Broken in early times across a small suspension
hole. Later on the blade was broken in two. Both
handle and blade have triangular section and are
not clearly separated from each other. Green ver-
digris, especially on one side. L. of blade about
9.5 cm. L. 18.6 cm. Br. 1.3—1.4 cm. Pl. 31:2.

About 2 km. above camp B 62, S of
Qum-darya.

22:1. Two joined potsherds of thin reddish
ware intermixed with grains of sand.

22:2-4. Three fragm. of small flint flakes.

22:5. Fragm. of small flint flake with the
median ridge chipped on both sides.

22:6-9. Four small flint chips.

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