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0600 Ancient Khotan : vol.1
Ancient Khotan : vol.1 / Page 600 (Color Image)

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R. 014–
J. 002.
R. 014. Stucco relief, head of Buddha; fragment in 3 pieces. Red clay, traces of white and red wash. Replica R. 01. Portion of nimbus to R. p. of head intact. Both ears represented as pierced. Top-knob to chin 4¾″, between ears 3″. Friable.

R. 015. Stucco relief, head of Buddha, fragments; 4 pieces. Red clay, traces of whitewash and red contours. Replica R. 01. Parts of nimbus remain. Friable.

R. 016. Stucco relief, head of Buddha, fragment in 2 pieces. Red clay, traces of white and red wash. Replica

R. 01. L. p. ear missing. Portions of nimbus. Top-knob to chin 4¾″, ear to side of face 2⅜″. Friable.

R. 017. Stucco relief figure, in 2 fragments, incomplete. Standing Buddha; replica R. xii. 1. Red clay, traces of white and red wash all over. Portion from middle downwards missing. 12″ from top of nimbus downwards, 5⅜″ below shoulders. Friable.

R. 019. Stucco relief figure, fragment. Standing Buddha; replica R. xii. 1. Red clay, traces of red and white wash. 10⅜″ high, 6¾″ across shoulders. Friable.

OBJECTS FROM RAWAK.

R. 001. Fragments of terra-cotta vessels, from ground near Vihāra.
a. Fine clay, smoothed outside. 4″×1⅜″. b. Coarse clay. 2″×1⅝″. c. Coarse clay, smoothed outside. 2″×1¾″. d. Very coarse clay. 2⅜″×1¾″.

R. 002. Piece of sandstone, drilled at one end. Probably a plummet. Found near Rawak Vihāra. 3⁹⁄₁₀″×⁸⁄₁₀″×⅗″.

R. 003. Gold split ring; probably an earring. Purchased at Khotan. The ring is of round wire, and has two settings for jewels—one opposite the split, and the other at 90° with it, so that if the ring were in the ear, one jewel would be pendant and the other directed forward. Settings very neatly made. See Pl. LI.

POTTERY FROM JUMBE-KUM.

J. 001. Fragment of terra-cotta handle, said to have been found at Jumbe-kum; enriched with an admirably moulded acanthus leaf, quite in Gandhāra style. The clay has the same rich colour, and the same curious eroded appearance as A. 001, A. 006. Height 2″, width 1¾″.

J. 002. Fragments of terra-cotta vessels, found at Jumbe-kum. Various tints; coarse. Two of them decorated with roughly-incised patterns. a. Dark grey. 2¾″×1¾″. b-d. Dull red inside, Khâkî outside. 2¾″×1⅜″, 1⅜″×1⅜″, 1⅜″×¾″, resp.