An unglazed earthenware sherd with scratch decoration. Dimensions 9.5cm by 7.8cm. Probably from the site KT-2-D as marked with these initials in ink.
Archaeology - Asia
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Eight ceramic pieces probably from the site P.B.1 as they all are marked with these initials written in ink. They form:
- QW/13/11-1 - Two pieces of glazed ceramic bowl. The glaze is a grey-green colour. Dimensions (when 2 pieces reassembled) 10cm by 8cm. The glaze is partially cracked and the pieces are marked P.B.1 and Sung.
- QW/13/11-2 - Two pieces of glazed ceramic plate. The glaze is a grey-green colour. Dimensions (when reassembled) 9.4cm by 7.8cm. The pieces are marked P.B.1.Y.
- QW/13/11-3 - A piece of green glazed ceramic bowl. Dimensions 10cm by 6.5cm. It is marked P.B.1 and Sung.
- QW/13/11-4 - A piece of green glazed ceramic plate. Dimensions 8.5cm by 7cm. It is marked P.B.1.fq.
- QW/13/11-5 - A piece of grey-green glazed ceramic plate. Dimensions 9cm by 7cm. It is marked P.B.1.
- QW/13/11-6 - A broken piece of grey-green glazed ceramic plate. Dimensions 4cm by 3.5cm. It is marked P.B.1.
Letter from Bluett & Sons to Quaritch Wales concerning the examination and identification of fragments of blue and white porcelain. Typed letter, 1 side, dated 10 May 1939.
Letter from John Allan, Department of Coins and Medals, British Museum London, to Quaritch Wales concerning the rarity of the Sanskrit inscription. He asks if Wales chalked the inscription to make it reproduce more easily and whether that might account for the discrepancies. Typed letter, 1 side, dated 4 November 1938. With this letter is a copy of a reply by Quaritch Wales to say that he had used some white powder. However he will be bringing the inscription back at the end of January 1939. Typed letter, 1 side, dated 16 November 1938.
British Museum Department of Coins and MedalsLetter from John Allan, Department of Coins and Medals, British Museum, to Quaritch Wales, giving further information regarding the identification and dating of the inscription on the fragments mentioned in his previous letter (QW/6/1/9). Typed letter, 2 sides, dated 16 May 1938.
British Museum Department of Coins and MedalsLetter from John Allan, Department of Coins and Medals, British Museum to Quaritch Wales concerning an unclear inscription which Allan cannot decipher. Typed letter, one side, dated 17 March 1939.
British Museum Department of Coins and MedalsLetter from John Allan, Department of Coins and Medals, British Museum, to Quaritch Wales suggesting the marks on the stone which Wales brought are not mason's marks. Typed letter, 1 side, dated 18 November 1938.
British Museum Department of Coins and MedalsLetter from John Allan, Department of Coins and Medals, British Museum, to Quaritch Wales,concerning the receipt of photographs of the inscription and the details of Chakravarti's identification. Typed letter, 1 side, dated 25 July 1939.
British Museum Department of Coins and MedalsLetter from John Allan, Department of Coins and Medals, British Museum, to Quaritch Wales, containing the full translation of the Buddhist inscription, dated to 500-600 A.D., which might relate to the fragmentary inscription from Kedah published by Kern. Typed letter, 2 sides, dated 25 March 1938.
British Museum Department of Coins and Medals London, EnglandLetter from John Allan, Department of Coins and Medals, British Museum, to Quaritch Wales concerning the inscription Wales had brought to him and that it contains the common Buddhist formula 'Ye dharmā hetuprabhava etc'. He has not identified the first line yet. Typed letter, 1 side, dated 4 March 1939.
British Museum Department of Coins and Medals