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1908.48.4

Candle-stand, made from brass, for holding two candles, standing on circular dish. The whole covered with decorative designs and Arabic inscriptions. [ASh [OPS move] 5/4/2017]

1908.48.4

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Collection type
Object
Description
Candle-stand, made from brass, for holding two candles, standing on circular dish. The whole covered with decorative designs and Arabic inscriptions. [ASh [OPS move] 5/4/2017]
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Uttar Pradesh Lucknow
Person
Field collector William Charles Benett
PRM source William Charles Benett
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1908
Date collected
By 1908
Acquisition information
Donated: 1908
Materials and processes
Material Brass Metal, Material Copper Alloy Metal, Process Incised, Process Socketed, Process Decorated, Process Jointed, Process Inscribed
Dimensions
Diameter: max 260 mm, Height: max 452 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1908.48.4 Other numbers: CO 3 [C O 3]

Search terms: Lighting, Figure, Candlestick, Bird Figure