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1971.15.536

A narrow oval cornelian plaque with pointed ends and bevelled edges on one surface. [SM 18/11/2010]

1971.15.536

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Collection type
Object
Description
A narrow oval cornelian plaque with pointed ends and bevelled edges on one surface. [SM 18/11/2010]
Person
Field collector Anthony John Arkell
PRM source Anthony John Arkell
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1935
Date collected
1935
Acquisition information
Donated: 26/10/1971
Materials and processes
Material Cornelian Stone, Process Ground, Process Polished
Dimensions
Width: max 25 mm, Length: max 61 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1971.15.536
Associated publications
Illustrated in colour on page 8 of 'Made for Trade' by Julia Nicholson and Faye Belsey, the booklet produced to accompany the temporary exhibition with the same title 'Made for Trade' held at the Pitt Rivers Museum from the 18th July 2011 to 27 January 2013. Illustrated with the caption "finely polished carnelian exported from Khambat (Cambay), Gujarat, India and imported into Cairo, Egypt in the 1930s" Illustrated with 1971.15.533. [FB 16/01/2013]

Search terms: Ornament, Religion, Amulet

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