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Y. 0012. a. Terra-cotta grotesque monkey, natural-
istic type. R. arm broken off. Figure seated, the legs
being shortened to mere stumps above knees. A well-
defined plaited kilt in front of hips. The back covered
with hair. The left arm hangs at side, the hand resting
on the thigh in front. Height 1₁⁶⁄₁₆″, width ¾″. See
Plate XLVI.

Y. 0012. a. i. Terra-cotta grotesque, similar to Y.
0012. y, but both heads are present, snout touching snout.
Neither has a pigtail or tail proper. Height 1⅜″. See
Plate XLVII.

Y. 0012. a. ii. Terra-cotta grotesque, similar to Y.
0012. y, but both heads are present as in Y. 0012. a. i.,
and one figure has pigtail. Height 1″. See Plate XLVII.

Y. 0012. a. iii. Terra-cotta grotesque monkey;
naturalistic type. Seated, the legs mere stumps. R.
hand laid flat on breast, with outspread fingers, L. hand
vertebrum tenens. The face is very pointed, nose and
mouth projecting considerably. Hair of head brought
to a conical point. Body hairy, and girdle shown at back
only of waist. Cf. Y. 0013. c; A. 001. a. Height 1⅜″.
See Plate XLVII.

Y. 0012. b. Terra-cotta grotesque monkey. Similar
to Y. 0012. a, but L. hand rests on side of thigh and
a small cylindrical object is held under the arm against
the side. The R. arm is flexed across the body and the
R. hand rests upon the near end of the cylindrical object.
Latter marked by incised lines running parallel to its
length. Height 1¾″, width ⅝″. See Plate XLVI.

Y. 0012. c. Terra-cotta grotesque human infant,
swathed from neck to ankles in a binding which encircles
it five times. The feet are also covered. There is a
slightly owl-like treatment of the eyes and brow (which is
very low), but distinctly different from the monkey type.
The figure is evidently intended to lie flat, as the back is
unmodelled. Length 1⅝″, width ⅝″. See Plate XLVI.

Y. 0012. d. Terra-cotta grotesque monkey. Natural-
istic type. Very minutely modelled, particularly the head
and face. It is seated cross-legged, the left foot resting
on right thigh. The R. leg is broken off at the knee.
Both arms are missing. Care is shown to represent the
various directions of the hair-growth—not always correctly.
The figure is nude as to drapery. Height 1¼″. See
Plate XLVI.

Y. 0012. e. Terra-cotta grotesque monkey. Owl-like
type, but face very deformed. It is seated on its heels,
but with the toes pointed directly downwards. It plays
upon a kind of sitar, the L. arm being stretched at full
length holding the neck of the instrument. The head is
turned slightly, as though to allow the L. ear to catch the
sound. Height ⅞″. See Plate XLVI.

Y. 0012. f. Terra-cotta grotesque monkey, squatting,
owl-like type. Arms broken off. Object in lap serving
as kilt or apron. Very roughly modelled. Height 1″.

Y. 0012. g. Terra-cotta grotesque monkey, owl-like
type; long body; squatting on heels. Apron-like kilt.
Arms and R. leg broken off. Height 1⅜″, width ¾″.

Y. 0012. h. Terra-cotta bird. Resembling Y. 009. n,
but not pierced for thread, and more coarsely modelled.
Length 1⁵⁄₁₆″. See Plate XLVI.

Y. 0012. i. Terra-cotta bird; variation of Y. 0012. h.
Length 1″. See Plate XLV.

Y. 0012. j. Terra-cotta grotesque bird. Wings broken
off short. The body is composed of a flattened piece,
curved into a hook shape, the under surface of the upward
curved tail part being marked with digs of the modelling
tool, and resembling slightly the re-curved body of a
scorpion. The other end is rounded, and is fashioned
into a head having a well-formed beak but a flattened and
spreading face rising into a transverse crest. It is marked
with incisions. Beneath the chest is a sort of pedestal,
flattened at the bottom so that it will stand. Length 1⅝″,
height 1¼″. See Plate XLVI.

Y. 0012. k. Terra-cotta grotesque monkey, natural-
istic type. Head and torso only. Cf. Y. 0011. g. Height
1⅜″, width ⅝″. See Plate XLVI.

Y. 0012. l. Terra-cotta grotesque monkey, owl-like
type. Legs broken; head to R. proper. In front of
chest is held a rather shapeless object, flat on upper and
lower sides; one hand rests on the top, and the other
below supports it. Figure hairless. Skin marks from
potter's fingers visible. Height 1₁⁶⁄₁₆″, width ⅝″. See
Plate XLVI.

Y. 0012. m. Terra-cotta grotesque monkey; natural-
istic type. Arms missing; legs short stumps; sitting
posture; body badly formed; hair indicated on head and
front of body. Kilt-like apron. Height 2″. See
Plate XLVI.

Y. 0012. n. Terra-cotta grotesque monkey; natural-
istic type. The figure is lying on its back on a kind of
couch formed by the lower parts of two legs placed close
together. A pillow looking like an Indian drum rests
across the knees of the legs forming the couch, and sup-
ports the head of the reclining figure. The monkey is
nude and hairy, and holds between its two hands, and
resting on its abdomen, a small drum. The legs forming
couch appear to be clothed in knee breeches and top boots.
Length 1¾″, width 1″, height 1″. See Plate XLVI.

Y. 0012. o. Terra-cotta head with quaint head-dress,
features crudely expressed. Coronet from upper part of
which jug-handle-shaped piece curves over to back of
head; in its loop a small pillow-shaped pad or billet.
Hair drawn back and down towards nape of neck; tied,
and tail turned sharply up covering lower part of 'jug-
handle.' A band passes up from below ears to upper
part of tail. Coronet or hair curves round above ears to
cheeks. Length 1⅝″. See Plate XLVI.