Padlock [.1], rectangular box with bar for locking mounted on top, incised with waves and triangles on one side. With key [.2]. [El.B 22/05/2009]

Collection type: Object
Description: Padlock [.1], rectangular box with bar for locking mounted on top, incised with waves and triangles on one side. With key [.2]. [El.B 22/05/2009]
Long description: Padlock [.1], rectangular box with bar for locking mounted on top, incised with waves and triangles on one side. With key [.2]. One side of the lock is lacquered red, and there are traces of lacquer around the edges. A bar and a slot for the key are on the bottom. The key is flat, with a bit with several cuts on one end ending in a double prong, the other end is shaped like a crocodile's head and incised with wavy patterns. There are traces of red lacquer on the key. [El.B 22/05/2009]
Geographical reference: Tibet
Asia > Eastern Asia > Tibet
Person: Field collector Rajkumar Sidkong Tulku; PRM source Rajkumar Sidkong Tulku
Date / Period: Date made: Before 07/1907
Date collected: By July 1907
Acquisition information: Donated: 1907
Materials and processes: Material Metal, Material Lacquer Varnish, Process Forged (Metal), Process Incised, Process Lacquered Varnished
Dimensions: Length: max 55 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1907.47.8.1 Accession number: 1907.47.8.2

Search terms: Lock, Padlock, Key

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