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faces engraved with what looks like writing. From the Takla Makan ; 
consignment unknown. 
No. 21. Minute lozenge-shaped intaglio of bronze, engraved with 
minute writing, apparently Arabic, unread. From G. 10. 
No. 22. Square bronze seal; back furnished with two flaps, ap¬ 
parently for fixing to a handle (PI. XIX, 6); face engraved with what 
seems to be writing. From M. 3. 
No. 23. (PI. XIX, 5). An oblong piece of brass, with four equal 
sides measuring T % x T 0 g inches, the ends accordingly being •§th of an 
inch square ; perforated right along its long axis, and bearing engrave- 
ments on all its four long sides. One side shows a dot; the side next 
to it has two strokes ; these would seem to be intended for the numbers 
1 and 2. On the other two sides one would expect the numeral signs 
for 3 and 4; and so they may be; but they are very indistinct, and, 
curiously enough, seem to suggest human standing figures : that on 
the third side being a long-robed woman with shield and spear ; that 
on the fourth side, a man standing to the left before a fire altar, as on 
Kanishka’s coins. But these resemblances may be deceptive, the 
engravements being excessively corroded. The piece is probably one 
of a set of dice, such as are still used in the present day for purposes 
of divination. See the remarks below. 
No. 24. Elliptical intaglio; Grecian ; engraved with nude figure 
of a man standing to front, with his wrists behind his back, bound to a 
pillar (Prometheus ?). 
No. 25. Elliptical intaglio; Indian; engraved with bust of a 
woman, showing ancient Indian fashion of hair-dress. 
No. 26. Elliptical intaglio; Grecian ; engraved with seated 
draped figure of woman to left; perhaps Tyclie with cornucopice in left 
and sceptre in right hand. 
No. 24 to 26 were found “ near Khotan,” and are those “ three 
pieces of yellow crystal of an oval shape ” mentioned on p. xxxii of the 
Introduction. Mr. Macartney only sent me impressions taken in sealing- 
wax. From these plaster-casts were made by me for the photographic 
plate. This accounts for the want of clearness in the figures. 
No. 27. Elliptical signet-ring of brass. (Plate XIX, 3). Engrave- 
ment too much worn to be clearly recognised; apparently a woman 
seated to left on a wicker-stool. From M. 2. 
No. 28. Obverse and reverse of a square amulet, made of serpen¬ 
tine * ; thickness ftli of an inch, perforated with a string-hole. Obv., 
centaur to right, holding some object in each uplifted hand ; below a 
four-rayed star, like X . Rev., lion to right, with open mouth threaten¬ 
ing a man in attitude of supplication before him; above tail three dots. 
From M. 3. 
