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inches in height, thus making the whole height of the vessel 8f inches. 

 This is divided into two equal portions, the lower half having an inner 

 lip, which is overlapped by the upper half. The vessel is quite plain, 

 excepting only a few belts of simple lines which encircle it. The open 

 mouth was found closed by the lid of a small dark-coloured steatite 

 vase exactly similar to several that were discovered in the Bhilsa Topes. 

 Inside there was nothing but a hard cake of earth, 6 inches in dia- 

 meter, mixed with small stones. A similar earthen cake, but only 2J 

 inches in diameter, was found in the earthenware jar of the upper 

 deposit. What this cake may be I cannot at present say, but it does 

 not effervesce with acids. 



220. The second Buddhist mound which has yielded important 

 evidence of its former occupation, is called Katciri Khera. It is situa- 

 ted 1,200 feet to the north of the old fort, and 1,600 feet to the east 

 of the small village of Nasratganj. The mound is about 400 feet 

 square and 20 feet in height. Close by there is a small pond called 

 the Masiudse Tdl ; but neither this name, nor that of Katdri Khera, 

 would seem to have any reference to the old Buddhist establishment 

 which formerly stood there. Unfortunately this mound has furnished 

 bricks to the neighbouring village for many generations, so that but 

 little is now left to point out the nature of the original buildings. A 

 surface excavation brought to light a temple 26|- feet in length by 22 

 feet in breadth outside, and 11 feet square inside. The plinth is still 

 standing 4 J feet in height, formed of blocks of kankar, but the walls 

 have altogether disappeared, excepting some portions of a few courses. 

 The doorway faces the east, from which I infer that the enshrined 

 statue was most probably that of the ascetic Buddha, who is always 

 represented seated in a similar position under the holy Pipal Tree of 

 Buddha Graya. I am also led to the same conclusion by the discovery 

 of a broken statue of Buddha with two flying figures over the right 

 shoulder, which are the usual accompaniments of the ascetic figures of 

 Buddha. This statue is broken at the waist, and both arms are lost ; 

 but the fragment is still 2 feet high and 2 feet broad, from which I 

 infer that the size of the original statue was not less than 4 feet in 

 height by 3 feet in breadth ; and this I believe to have been the prin- 

 cipal figure of the temple. 



221. In the same place five other carved and sculptured stones 



