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These are to be seen on O 144 and 151

####No Reference found O, 144

Series O
Plate XIX 151
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and with a surface still more arched, much too convex for a looking-glass, but that may be the sculptor's fault, on O 17, 69, 139, 148
Series O
Plate III 17
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Series O
Plate IX 69
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Series O
Plate XVIII 139
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Series O
Plate XIX 148
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Ia 54
Life of Buddha
Series Ia
Plate XXVII 54
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Life of Buddha
IBa 51
balustrade
Series IBa
Plate VI 51
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balustrade
; in owe case O 32
Series O
Plate IV 32
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it is a man who has it in his hand. Another kind of shape with flat surface seems to be in use on IIB 92
Awad-Jatakas
Series IIB
Plate XVIII 92a
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Awad-Jatakas
but this relief is somewhat damaged. If these objects are really intended for mirrors then it is remarkable that they are not like the looking-glasses we know as Hindu-Javanese, with the handle always fastened to their edge, not at the back, and very slightly convex. The large oblong things that look like flat empty trays and are held in both hands on C) 12 or Ib 120
main wall
Series Ib
Plate LX 120
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main wall
we might also take for mirrors but perhaps they are the same objects that appear on O 70
Series O
Plate IX 70
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Series O
Plate IX 70
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Ia 98
Life of Buddha
Series Ia
Plate XLIX 98
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Life of Buddha
and II 73
De Gandawyuha
Series II
Plate XXXVII 73
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De Gandawyuha
and seem to be only dishes or trays arranged with valuables. Another- object continually seen in the hands of female servants is the fan, made of feathers fixed in fan-shape and sometimes fastened to a handle at the bottom O 72
Series O
Plate IX 72
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Ib 26
main wall
Series Ib
Plate XIII 26
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main wall
IBa 281
balustrade
Series IBa
Plate XXXII 281
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balustrade
sometimes without a handle and held through a hole in the centre Ia 13, 16
Life of Buddha
Series Ia
Plate VII 13
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Life of Buddha
Life of Buddha
Series Ia
Plate VIII 16
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Life of Buddha
IBa 217
balustrade
Series IBa
Plate XXIV 217
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balustrade
II 108
De Gandawyuha
Series II
Plate LIV 108
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De Gandawyuha
; held by a man II 45
De Gandawyuha
Series II
Plate XXIII 45
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De Gandawyuha
A variation (also held by a man) we see on II 31
De Gandawyuha
Series II
Plate XVI 31
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De Gandawyuha
; here the fan is very small, made of much smaller feathers and fastened to a very long handle. This object does not seem to be meant for practical use, it is carried by an attendant in the retinue of an eminent person, the same as another one holds the fly-whisk, more as a sign of dignity than use.

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