- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Gong or cymbal
- Geographical reference
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1878
- Date collected
- By 1878
- Acquisition information
- Transferred: 28/09/1885
- Materials and processes
- Material Bronze Metal, Process Cast
- Dimensions
- Diameter: max 205 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1886.1.398 Other numbers: ? 99
- Research and responses
Another strange accession number given by HLR which needs to be resolved [AP 12/1/99]. The number 363 has been given in Ramsden 45 which gives this number [added later than the original entry by looks] in pencil. See note opposite page 1 of Ramsden accession book which states that Elizabeth Sandford Gunn matched the entries therein against the Ashmolean accession book. She added the extra numbers to the Ramsden catalogue in pencil. The source of this number is unknown at present. It appears that HLR, who was in the process of numbering objects at the same time, started to use the pencil numbers using ESG's system. However she became concerned about this numbering system and stopped placing these numbers on the objects though they are on the computer entries. She has undertaken to review all the objects with the 'strange' numbers and ensure that as many as possible only have the correct Ashmolean numbers and that all the matching documentation is changed accordingly. This may take some time, therefore you will find that in Objects PRM there will remain a number of objects which are incorrectly numbered or have two accession numbers in the accessions field. Please note that the first notes field entry should make it clear which is the correct number and any research visitors etc should use this number and not the incorrect one.
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