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Digital Archive of Toyo Bunko Rare Books

encrusted but well preserved. Chin to crown 1⅜″.
0018. Head with part of neck; well preserved. H. 2⅜″.
0019. Head; cracked. Chin to crown 1⅜″. 0020. Head;
part of R. ear missing. Chin to crown 1⅜″. 0021. Head;
R. ear damaged. Chin to crown 1⅜″.

Chal. 0022. Stucco relief fr. Head of Buddha like
series Chal. 001. 2–21, but slightly smaller. Much cor-
roded. Chin to crown 1¾″.

Chal. 0023. Stucco relief fr. Head of Buddha with
nimbus, of same type as series Chal. 001. a, but smaller.
Features much corroded. Chin to crown 1⅜″.

Chal. 0024. Stucco relief fr. Head like Chal. 0023;
much corroded. Chin to crown 1″.

Chal. 0025. Stucco relief fr. Head and R. shoulder of
standing (?) Buddha. Stucco hard, and light biscuit colour.
Features defaced. Plain elliptical halo. L. ear gone. Chin
to crown 1¾″.

Chal. 0026. Stucco relief fr. Head of Buddha. Features
defaced. Nimbus plain, with rim border, beyond which
flame-work making triangular points above and at sides;
cf. Kha. i. s.w. 0011. White stucco, burned. Chin to
crown 1⅜″.

Chal. 0027. Stucco relief plaque of seated Buddha in
meditation. Both vesica and nimbus plain, with raised
beaded borders. From behind shoulder rise pointed
flames. Lotus pedestal, top of R. side of vesica missing.
Light red clay. Diam. 3¾″.

Chal. 0028. Stucco relief fr. Head of Buddha with
nimbus; much corroded. Nimbus shows traces of red,
and face has remains of gilding. White stucco, fused.
Chin to crown 1⅜″.

Chal. 0029. Stucco relief fr. of wreath made up of
bands of overlapping lotus-flowers showing beaded centres.
Prob. from vesica; cf. Kha. i. 0013. Burned black.
3″ × 1¾″.

Chal. 0030. Stucco relief fr. of wreath from vesica.
Pointed lotus leaves, and a cross-band of beads. White
stucco, fused. 2⅛″ × 1⅜″.

Chal. 0031. Stucco relief fr. of orn. Square enclosed
by two grooves, with row of beads outside. Back shaped
to fit to a round surface. White stucco, fused. 2″ sq.

Chal. 0032. Stucco relief fr., like Chal. 0031, but larger
and broken across. White stucco, fused. 2⅞″ × 1⅜″.

Chal. 0033. Stucco relief fr., consisting of octagonal
boss slashed by two pairs of incised lines that cut one
another at right angles. In the five squares and four
triangles so left are pointed depressions. Prob. central
part of a Triratna emblem decoratively treated; see
Samp. 005, and K.S. 0017. Clay burned black. From
same mould are Chal. 0034, 0035. 1⅜″ sq. × ⅞″.

Chal. 0034. Stucco relief fr., like Chal. 0033. Traces
of light (pink ?) paint.

Chal. 0035. Stucco relief fr., from same mould as
Chal. 0034.

Chal. 0036. Stucco relief fr. Border of vesica (?).
Floriate design perhaps based on thunderbolt (?), with
raised beads on either side. On either side of central
binding, fronds with inturned scroll ends. White stucco,
fused. 1⅝″ × 1⅝″.

Chal. 0037. Fr. of carved stone fig. of flying putta.
R. arm raised horizontally and bent at elbow; L. arm
raised. Knees bent so that R. heel touches buttock;
L. foot free. Head missing. Whole front of body de-
faced; behind, drapery or wings split away from shoulders;
feet broken away at ankles. Prob. flying, and holding
across body wreath, from which beaded fillets hang down
and twist round legs. Bangles on ankles. Good work.
H. 2″ × 2⅛″.

Chal. 0038. Terra-cotta appliqué fr., 'Buddhist rail'.
From plain beam rise grooved posts with single ball head
and base. Between these, squares having raised borders
within which chamfered panel on same plane. Rail 1¾″
high, with ball post-heads 1⅜″. Cf. Yo. 0065. Light red
clay. From same mould, Chal. 0239–41, 0063–6.
Length 3″.

Chal. 0039. Terra-cotta appliqué fr. Buddhist rail as
Chal. 0038. Length 2⅛″.

Chal. 0040. Terra-cotta appliqué fr. Buddhist rail
as Chal. 0038. Length 1¾″.

Chal. 0041. Terra-cotta appliqué fr. Buddhist rail as
Chal. 0038. Length 1⅜″.

Chal. 0042. Terra-cotta head of Bodhisattva (?). Nose
missing. Hair parted in centre and waved back, falls
behind ears on to shoulders; also gathered on top of head
into a knot, round which passes a fillet. Calm expression.
Behind, below ears, hair is rudely expressed by marks
made with a curved edge. Head is flat behind, showing
impress of border of now missing halo. Chin to crown
1⅜″. Pl. X.

Chal. 0043. Terra-cotta appliqué fr. Conventional
lion's head; cf. Khot. 01. s. Diam. ⅞″, h. 1⅜″.

Chal. 0045. Stucco relief fr. R. foot, very flat. Surface
much damaged; traces of pink colouring. Broken off by
ankle. Red clay, burnt. 6⅛″ × 3¾″.

Chal. 0046. Stucco relief fr. L. hand broken at wrist.
Open, palm outwards as in attitude of protection. Back
not finished. Thumb broken off at first joint. Good
work. Light-coloured clay, mud filled. 3¾″ × 1⅜″ to 2″.

Chal. 0047. Stucco relief fr. L. hand clenched;
broken at wrist. Good work; back not finished. Light
red mud, wooden core (perished). 2″ × 1⅜″.

Chal. 0048. Stucco relief fr. L. hand clenched, holding
fold of drapery. Good work. Red clay (burned) with
mud filling. 2⅜″ × 1⅜″.