Period:Unknown Production date:2ndC BC(late)-2ndC(late) (circa)
Materials:horn
Technique:carved, pierced,
Dimensions:Height: 2.20 centimetres Width: 1.80 centimetres
Description:
Seal (?) made of horn. This is a small object with a handle on the top which has been pierced for suspension. The shape is that of a typical Chinese seal but the fact that the underside is completely flat and smooth suggests that it had not been personalized yet.
IMG
![图片[1]-seal(?) BM-1928-1022.36-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Unknown/43/mid_01084140_001.jpg)
![图片[2]-seal(?) BM-1928-1022.36-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Unknown/43/mid_01084146_001.jpg)
Comments:Stein (1928, 425) originally mentioned a “strong twisted woollen cord” which was drawn through the suspension hole. This cord is no longer associated with the object. Stein, Innermost Asia, p. 425: “T.XLIII.k.049. Horn seal (?); sq., with rounded back pierced for suspension. Roughly cut; no device. Strong twisted woollen cord through suspension hole. Face 3/4” sq., h. 1/2”.”
Materials:horn
Technique:carved, pierced,
Dimensions:Height: 2.20 centimetres Width: 1.80 centimetres
Description:
Seal (?) made of horn. This is a small object with a handle on the top which has been pierced for suspension. The shape is that of a typical Chinese seal but the fact that the underside is completely flat and smooth suggests that it had not been personalized yet.
IMG
Comments:Stein (1928, 425) originally mentioned a “strong twisted woollen cord” which was drawn through the suspension hole. This cord is no longer associated with the object. Stein, Innermost Asia, p. 425: “T.XLIII.k.049. Horn seal (?); sq., with rounded back pierced for suspension. Roughly cut; no device. Strong twisted woollen cord through suspension hole. Face 3/4” sq., h. 1/2”.”
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