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- Object description
Bowl of a spoon, of copper, handle missing.
The spoon, Pl. IV, 15 represents a wide-spread type whose occurence among the finds from Jaulian inddicates that it migrated with Buddhism to Central Asia. The handle of the spoon is broken off also on the specimen from Tavek- kel. (Marshall 1921, Pl. XXVII h. Cf Bergman 1936, pp 98-99, where there is a survey of the spoons found in East Turkestan). The pointed oval shape of the bowl recurs in finds inter alia from Corea.
The ladle, Pl. IV, 13 is a more uncommon type. The bottom is flat so that the ladle does not topple over if laid on a smooth surface. Apparently it originally had a handle inserted in the tube intended for that purpose, attached to the round bowl. Bergman presents a similar find from Lop-nor. (Bergman 1938). Nothing but guesses can be made regarding its use. It must be considered out of question that it is an ordinary spoon or ladle. In certain sacrificial ceremonies at the Lama temples similar ladles are used in our days, but they are generally more richly ornamented. The Indian origin of these fire sacrifices is irrefutable, however, and is further confirmed by some of the offerings burnt being stated to be fetched from India. Montell 1938, p. 88.



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