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K. 13346 : 79. Sherd from small earthenware jug
with a handle emerging from the
rim. Light-grey, thin ware.

K. 13346 : 80. Sherd from the rim of a wide
earthenware jar without a neck. 3
cm. below the rim a horizontal lug. Coarse, red
to brownish-red ware.

K. 13346 : 81. Sherd from the rim of a small jar
of thin, reddish brown and red
earthenware.

K. 13346 : 82. Fragm. of small, flat earthenware
bowl, lamp ? reddish ware.

K. 13346 : 83. Sherd of large earthenware vessel
with two holes after being repaired.
Rather coarse, grey ware.

K. 13346 : 84. Small sherd of thin-walled earthen-
ware vessel, light-grey.

K. 13346 : 85-110. Twenty-six spindle whorls of
potsherds; seven complete, seven
with unfinished hole, two without hole and
ten fragmentary. Brick-red, brown and greyish
wares. Diam. 50—23 mm.

K. 13346 : 111. Fragm. of a moulded, hollow
earthenware object. 43×50 mm. Pl.
32 : 8.

K. 13346 : 112. Fragm. of a pointed melting-pot of
grey ware, the inside has dark-
brown glaze, the outside red glaze. H. has been
about 4.5 cm.

K. 13346 : 113 Nearly half of a mace-head of
light-grey granite. Diam. 82 mm.
Present thickness 35 mm. Pl. 37 : 10.

K. 13346 : 114. Fragm. of a whetstone of brownish
slate with suspension hole. Br. 4
cm.

K. 13346 : 115. Fragm. of small, pierced disc of
white stone. Diam. 19 mm.

K. 13346 : 116. Thin pebble with unfinished sus-
pension hole.

K. 13346 : 117-118. Two fragm. of light-green,
partly polished jade.

K. 13346 : 119. Ten small flint pieces, probably for
striking fire.

Tati I about 3.5 km. NW. of Tati II.

K. 13347 : 1. Fragm. of bronze rod, from the
handle of a spoon or the like.

K. 13347 : 2. Various small bronze fragm.

K. 13347 : 3. Spherical carnelian bead. Diam. 7
mm. Pl. 38 : 6.

K. 13347 : 4. Triangular, wedge-shaped pendant
of white, semi-translucent, striated
agate. 31×25 mm. Pl. 38 : 17.

K. 13347 : 5-8. Four small sherds from earthen-
ware vessels with incised, wavy
lines. Grey, thin ware. — : 6 Pl. 37 : 5.

K. 13347 : 9-12. Four small sherds of earthenware
vessels with engraved, straight or
garland-shaped lines, partly a lattice-pattern. Dark-
brown and greyish ware.

K. 13347 : 13. Loop-shaped handle of an earthen-
ware vessel.

K. 13347 : 14. Fragm. from the flat bottom of a
large earthenware pot with large
steam-holes. Dark-grey ware, brownish-red within.

K. 13347 : 15. Rounded sherd of red earthenware.

3. MIRAN.

As in the case of Charchan's Kohna-shahr, Prjevalsky was the first European
in modern times to learn about the Kohna-shahr of Miran. But it seems as if he
never visited the place. Huntington is the first to mention the presence of Buddh-
istic ruins here (Huntington p. 243). Stein was the first archaeologist to examine
these highly interesting remains. From the imposing mud-fortress he excavated many
Tibetan records on wood, dating from the eighth and ninth centuries, and from the
surrounding temples and stupas marvellous fresco paintings of an Indian character
were recovered and saved from destruction; they date from the third to the fifth
centuries A. D.

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