seal(?); bead(?) BM-MAS.559-China Archive

Period:Unknown Production date:251-300 (circa)
Materials:bone
Technique:carved, polished,

Dimensions:Height: 0.90 centimetres Width: 1.60 centimetres

Description:
Seal or bead of oblong shape, made of bone and pierced. Both the square and the oblong sides have been decorated with a) a lion; b) a rabbit seated in an upright position and c) a seated monkey. The fourth design is not discernible.
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图片[1]-seal(?); bead(?) BM-MAS.559-China Archive

图片[2]-seal(?); bead(?) BM-MAS.559-China Archive

图片[3]-seal(?); bead(?) BM-MAS.559-China Archive

图片[4]-seal(?); bead(?) BM-MAS.559-China Archive

图片[5]-seal(?); bead(?) BM-MAS.559-China Archive

图片[6]-seal(?); bead(?) BM-MAS.559-China Archive

Comments:Stein, Serindia, pl. 234, pl. XXIX: “N.XXVI.i.001. Bone seal, oblong in section. Pierced. On sq. sides: (i) a lion advancing R.; (ii) a rabbit seated upright, L. On oblong sides: (i) seated monkey L.; (ii) obscure. Deeply but badly cut. 5/8 inch sq. x 3/8 inch. Pl.XXIX.”

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