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1917.31.24.1

Presentation sceptre on a stand with a cover [1917.31.24 .2]. The sceptre is wooden and covered with a red lacquer design in relief. The wooden sceptre is tied to a two layered base, covered in green silk. The sceptre and base and attached to a wooden stand. [ASh [OPS move] 24/4/2017]

1917.31.24.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Presentation sceptre on a stand with a cover [1917.31.24 .2]. The sceptre is wooden and covered with a red lacquer design in relief. The wooden sceptre is tied to a two layered base, covered in green silk. The sceptre and base and attached to a wooden stand. [ASh [OPS move] 24/4/2017]
Geographical reference
China
Asia > Eastern Asia > China
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Beatrice Braithwaite Batty
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1917
Date collected
By 1917
Acquisition information
Donated: 1917
Materials and processes
Material Lac Insect Lacquer Varnish, Material Wood Plant, Material Silk Textile Animal, Material Cardboard Paper Plant, Process Carved, Process Lacquered Varnished, Process Tied, Process Covered
Dimensions
Width: max 146 mm, Height: max 143 mm, Length: max 462 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1917.31.24.1

Search terms: Insignia, Status, Ritual and Ceremonial, Staff, Status Object, Ceremonial Object, Lid