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soft clay mixed with fibre; core of wood. From base
of thumb to second finger-tip 6″. H. of Buddha 3″.
Pl. CXXXVII.

Mi. xviii. 006. Stucco relief fig. Child Buddha (?),
apparently naked except for short boots, seated with knees
outstretched and heels together. R. hand crosses R. thigh
and touches calf, L. hand rests on belly. Creases, as of
a fat baby, in legs; fat belly. Slip and paint almost all
gone; but hair, in triangular fringe on forehead, and eyes
were black, boots blue. Trace of red nimbus on R., and
of red on face. H. 7¼″; across knees 4¾″; gr. thickness
2¾″. Pl. CXXXV.

Mi. xviii. 007. Stucco relief fig. Human skull; was
painted white, with sutures and eye-sockets, nostrils, and
gaps between teeth black; but paint almost all lost. No
lower jaw. Soft clay mixed with fibre. 2½″×2¼″×1⅝″.
Pl. CXXXII.

Mi. xviii. 008. Fresco fr., showing a bunch of cherry-
like fruits, red with black outlines, growing on short red
stems from a group of narrow pointed leaves. Latter
were painted copper-green, but colour almost entirely
gone. Background light blue, also much rubbed off.
9¼″×6¾″.

Mi. xviii. 009. Stucco relief fig. L. side of Bodhisativa
torso, almost life-size. Flesh painted white, and body nude
except for dark red scarf passing diagonally over L.
shoulder, broad girdle round waist, jewelled necklace and
chain. Wavy locks of blue hair also fall over shoulder;
edge of copper-green lower draperies appears at extreme
bottom of fr. The girdle round waist unusual on Bodhi-
sativas; painted in dark red scattered with white and
copper-green flowers and bordered with pink. Chains
and necklace are applied strips of stucco, moulded in
imitation of bead orn., with rosettes and flowers in profile
at intervals. Necklace painted yellow with orns. in red or
copper-green, but paint on chains is lost. Fairly preserved.
Material, soft clay mixed with straw. Neck to hips 1′9″.
Pl. CXXXVIII.

Mi. xviii. 0010. Stucco relief head of Bodhisativa, life-
size; L. ear and lobe of elongated R. ear missing. Face is
painted white, and is broad, full, and singularly expression-
less; with arched eyebrows (green) running down into
short very sharp-edged nose; oblique eyes (white outlined
with black) almost closed, but with large gently swelling
eyeball indicated by modelling; short upper lip, small
much-curved mouth (red), and straight chin with double
chin strongly marked below. On lips and chin a small
rippling moustache and imperial are painted in blue over
black.
Ūrṇā represented by red circle surrounded by small red
flames; outline of face against hair emphasized by broad
red line. Hair itself light blue, and gathered away from
forehead in flat waved locks into pen-shaped top-knot.
But latter almost hidden from front by high triangular orn.,
representing three jewels in chased settings rising from
narrow fillet of diadem. On either side are detached orns.

showing single jewel in similar settings; all were apparently
painted in dark red and copper-green, but paint on them
much lost. It has also almost disappeared from L. side
of face. Condition otherwise good.
Chin to crown 6¾″; H. of whole 11″. Pl. CXXXL.

Mi. xviii. 0011. Fr. of Uigur MS.; thin pinkish-buff
paper; pale writing in large regular hand. Obs. parts
of 10 ll. Uigur; rev. blank. Much torn. Gr. M.
8¾″×7″.

Mi. xviii. 0012. Fabric frs., linen (?) and silk; including
five made-up objects of doubtful use. They are oblong,
made of double silk or linen, with one long edge plain,
and the other cut up into three sq. tabs. The plain edge
is provided with two loops, and sides with tying strings
like a mask. Three are of linen, buff or red; two of
silk, buff or white—one plain, the other figured with a
repeating 'pheasant's-eye' spot in twill on plain ground.
The other frs. are prob. remains of similar objects, and
consist of buff or red linen; one fr. of crimson herring-
bone material; one fr. of fine silk printed with green and
crimson floral pattern; and one fr. of violet silk damask,
the pattern of which shows alternating lozenge-shaped and
elliptical rosettes in fine twill on a plain ground.
Largest fr. c. 6″×3″.

Mi. xviii. 0013. Stucco relief fr., finger from tip to
first joint. Traces of red paint. Found in middle of
fabrics, Mi. xviii. 0012. Soft clay mixed with fibre, with
projecting stick core. L. 2¼″, diam. ¾″. Wood core
⅜″ diam.

Mi. xviii. 0014. Part of fresco panel from lower part
of passage wall painted in tempera. Upper half shows
bare legs of man standing in agitated water, and attacked
by a dragon which rises from waves and fastens on his R.
knee. Man starts back, throwing weight on to L. leg.
Legs painted in shaded pink with black outline.
The dragon, emerging from between his legs, directs its
body towards L., and twisting over on to its back it rears
its head towards the man and thrusts its fore-claws into
his R. knee. It is of Chinese type, with short beard,
furry ears, and long jaws wide open showing teeth and
shooting out a long red tongue. End of latter recurved,
and finishes as a many-tongued flame, in centre of which
is a circular blue jewel. Long red hair lies flat on its neck
almost to shoulders, where begins a row of sharp red
spines which continue down rest of back. This is blue and
scaly, with outlines in black and red, and under-side white.
The forelegs are scaly and have five curved claws. Attached
to near shoulder is a rudimentary wing, consisting of long
S-shaped scroll with two branching scrolls.
Part of loin-cloth of man shows high on L. thigh, and in
R. corner below rise red, blue, and green smoke or flames
in spirals. The water emerald with black markings; it is
bounded on L. and below by a band of sq. and rhomboidal
panels in red, green, and blue, outlined with bands of white