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1945.10.179

Brass cymbal with high boss, cracked. [El.B 06/09/2011]

1945.10.179

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Collection type
Object
Description
Brass cymbal with high boss, cracked. [El.B 06/09/2011]
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Tibet
Asia > Eastern Asia > Tibet
Assam Northern Lakhimpur
Person
Field collector Henry Balfour
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1945
Date collected
? 1922 ? 1923
Acquisition information
Donated: Donated, uncertain Found unentered: 1945
Materials and processes
Material Brass Metal, Process Cast
Dimensions
Diameter: max 175 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1945.10.179
Research and responses

if indeed donated by Balfour, this was probably collected by him during his 1922-3 trip to the Naga Hills. [SHD 26/4/2000]

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