Manuscript
29-130-178
From: Sri Lanka
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 29-130-178 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Sinhalese | Buddhist |
| Provenience | Sri Lanka |
| Date Made | 1811 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Palm Leaf | Wood | Cord | Pigment |
| Technique | Painted |
| Iconography | Nimi Jataka |
| Inscription Language | Sinhalese Language | Pali (language) | Sinhalese Script |
| Description | Sinhalese and Pali language, Sinhalese script. Nimi Jataka. Buddhist. Palm leaves. 84 folios ka to cu plus cover leaf at beginning and end. No author given. Dated July 1811(?). Two lateral holes with tie cords. Wooden covers painted black and with intricate red and yellow design. Designs also on inside covers in same colors. |
| Length | 42 cm |
| Width | 6 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | M25 - Levitt Number | O 302 - Sommerville Oriental Number |
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