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1929.70.10

Copper alloy prayer wheel with a wooden handle. [RH [OPS Move] 12/4/2017]

1929.70.10

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Collection type
Object
Description
Copper alloy prayer wheel with a wooden handle. [RH [OPS Move] 12/4/2017]
Long description
Copper alloy prayer wheel with a wooden handle. The drum has three brass bands and sanskrit incised in two bands between them. A lead weight hangs from a chain attached to the drum. The handle has brass bands at the top and the bottom. [RH [OPS Move] 12/4/2017]
Geographical reference
Tibet
Asia > Eastern Asia > Tibet
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source James Thomas Hooper
Date / Period
Date made: Before 31/01/1929
Date collected
By 31 January 1929
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1929
Materials and processes
Material Copper Alloy Metal, Material Copper Metal, Material Brass Metal, Material Lead Metal, Material Wood Plant, Process Cast, Process Carved, Process Incised, Process Hammered
Dimensions
Depth: max 79 mm, Length: max 207 mm, Width: max 18 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1929.70.10

Search terms: Religion, Prayer Object

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