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1908.48.7

Alm’s bowl. Made from brass metal with a flared base, round bellow that goes inwards at the shoulder and rounds outwards towards the mouth of the vessel. There is a wide handle riveted over the mouth of the vessel. There are studs along the edge of the handle. Incised phoenix and snake on the side, swastikas and florate patterns. [ASh [OPS move] 24/4/2017]

1908.48.7

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Collection type
Object
Description
Alm’s bowl. Made from brass metal with a flared base, round bellow that goes inwards at the shoulder and rounds outwards towards the mouth of the vessel. There is a wide handle riveted over the mouth of the vessel. There are studs along the edge of the handle. Incised phoenix and snake on the side, swastikas and florate patterns. [ASh [OPS move] 24/4/2017]
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 Cast, Process Incised, Process Riveted
Dimensions
Width: max 132 mm, Diameter: max 120 mm, Height: max 229 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1908.48.7

Search terms: Vessel, Religion, Currency, Bowl, Religious Offering, Religious Object

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