- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Lead mould for casting wax models for making bird shaped brass weights.
- Cultural groups
- Burman
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1892
- Date collected
- By 1892
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1892
- Materials and processes
- Material Lead Metal, Process Lost Wax Cast, Process Perforated
- Dimensions
- Width: max 46 mm, Length: max 54 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1892.41.147
Search terms: Measurement, Figure, Technique, Metallurgy, Mould, Weight, Animal Figure
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