Plaque

29-221-35

From: India

Curatorial Section: Asian

Object Number 29-221-35
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Indian
Provenience India
Section Asian
Materials Metal | Wool
Inscription Language Sanskrit
Description

Oval brass plaque with Indian writing hung on white and yellow cords. Pendant of dark metal (bronze?). Oval shaped with thick loop at top. String made of many pieces of wool (?) thread, string reinforced under loop. To either side of loop, gold thread wrapped around string. Three horizontal rows of script engraved on one side of pendant. Two lower rows have lines connecting characters.

Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 92-1-102 - Found in Collection Number | 35 - Sommerville Number

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