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0442 Sand-Buried Ruins of Khotan : vol.1
Sand-Buried Ruins of Khotan : vol.1 / Page 442 (Color Image)

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doi: 10.20676/00000234
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smooth sheepskin, of which altogether two dozen came to light
here, showed different sizes, up to 15 inches in length. They
were invariably found folded up into neat little rolls, but could be
opened out in most cases without serious difficulty. The Kha-
roshthi text, which covers the inner surface, is usually written in
a neat clerical hand, and its black ink has retained a remarkable
freshness. At the head of each document I was now able to read