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Date(s)
- 2018 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
Four rubbings on papers + typed explanation
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Archival history
The rubbings, copies of the original ones, were bought at the Museum's Visitors shop in 2006. One bears the authentication stamp in ink.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The rubbings were donated to the Society by Jacob Ghazarian on 20 November 2018.
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Scope and content
Four rubbings of the inscription on the Nestorian (Xi'an) Stele, China. This Tang Chinese stele, erected in 781, which documents 150 years of early Christianity in China. It is a limestone block 279 centimetres (9 ft 2 in) high with text in both Chinese… read more
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Conditions governing access
Open. Please contact the archivist. Details can be found here : https://royalasiaticarchives.org/. The archive is open on Tuesdays and Fridays 10-5, and Thursdays 2-5. Access is to any researcher without appointment but it will help if an appointment is… read more
Conditions governing reproduction
Digital photography (without flash) for research purposes may be permitted upon completion of a copyright declaration form, and with respect to current UK copyright law.
Language of material
- Chinese
- English
- Syriac
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Related units of description
Within our Glass Slide Collections there is an image of this stele (Glass Slide.14/(050))
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Dates of creation revision deletion
This catalogue was created by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2024.