One of three pellets for the pellet bow 1890.41.1 .2. Made from clay and spherical in shape. For all associated pellet records see 1890.41.1 .2

Collection type: Object
Description: One of three pellets for the pellet bow 1890.41.1 .2. Made from clay and spherical in shape. For all associated pellet records see 1890.41.1 .2 - .4 [ASh [OPS move] 22/9/2017]
Geographical reference: Vietnam
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Vietnam; Annam
Person: Field collector C.W. Rosset Expedition; PRM source British Museum; PRM source Charles Hercules Read
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1890
Date collected: By 1890
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1890
Materials and processes: Material Clay, Process Handbuilt
Dimensions: Diameter: max 15 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1890.41.1.2
Research and responses: Information from Jim Hammill of Students Room, BM: They have collection of material from C.W. Rosset expedition [NB despite accession book entry they confirm it is Rosset which sounds more likely than Rosseto] received by them in 1890 but they do not have any other documentation, some of their artefacts came from Cambodia as well. A copy of the BM register slips is in RDF. From them it seems to be clear that the Rosset objects were actually given by A.W. Franks (perhaps given via?] on 27 October 1890. Where possible I have matched the similar sounding objects to our objects [AP 9/9/2002]
This object sounds similar to three pellet bows which are in the BM [bow: 4787, 4788, 4786, pellet: 4790][see RDF for line drawings] [AP 16/9/2002]

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