textile;
紡織品(Chinese)
- Museum number
- MAS.677.b
- Description
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A bolt of white silk plain weave, broken into two sections and in a very fragile condition. This is fragment b. Weave structures: Warp: silk, untwisted, single, white; Weft: silk, untwisted, single, white, both warps and wefts are arranged tightly. Weave structure: 1/1 plain weave.
白色絹匹料，原爲一卷，十分脆弱，現已攔腰斷成兩截。此截編號為b。 組織結構： 經線：絲，無撚，單根排列，白色；緯線：絲，無撚，單根排列，白色，經緯密度均較大；組織：1/1平紋。
- Production date
- 3rdC-4thC (circa)
- Dimensions
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Length: 15.80 centimetres
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Width: 6 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- "L.A.I.002. Roll of yellow silk fabric, unused; very dry and brittle; broken in two; plain weave. Found on completely eroded ground, S. of L.A. Stupa and near L.A.I. Length complete 1 foot 6 3/4 inches, diam. 2 1/2 inches x 1 inch. See above, pp.373 sq. Pl.XXXVII." [Stein, Serindia (1921), pp.432-433]
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1917
- Acquisition notes
- The 1917-11-28 group (with MAS numbering) refers to objects from Stein's Second Central Asian Expedition, 1906-08. As the expedition was financed 3/ 5 by the Government of India and 2/5 by the British Museum, it was agreed that the finds from the expedition should be allocated in these proportions. All the finds were shipped to London for sorting, research and publication, and subsequent distribution. The distribution of the finds between London and India was determined by specialists, appointed by the Government of India (through the India Office, London) and the British Museum, who drew up lists of the objects for approval by both sides. The specialists included: Raphael Petrucci, under supervision of Dr E Denison Ross (nominated by India Office) and Laurence Binyon (British Museum) on paintings; Dr F W Thomas, Dr E Denison Ross (both nominated by India Office) and Dr L D Barnett (British Museum) on manuscripts and written documents; Dr E Denison Ross (nominated by India Office) and Laurence Binyon (British Museum) on archaeological/other finds. Although the lists were drawn up and approved in 1915, the Government of India asked the British Museum to look after the entire collection during the First World War, and those allocated to India were eventually shipped in 1919.
- Department
- Asia
- Registration number
- MAS.677.b
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: L.A.I.002 (Stein no.)
