Accession No
Z 46842.5
Description
Seal - One of seventy-seven seals of Indian princes and governments impressed in red, black, yellow and brown sealing wax. 5) Nipal, oval within oval with gold tassels.
Place
Asia; South Asia; Nepal
Period
Source
Taylor, Frank Coston [donor]; Taylor, Robert [collector]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 46842.5
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wax
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (CMS Description)
One of seventy-seven seals of Indian princes and governments impressed in red, black, yellow and brown sealing wax. 5) Nipal, oval within oval with gold tassels.
Event Date 17/5/2016
Author: Olivia Maguire
Context (CMS Context)
Z 46842 split into 77 records to document the seals included under this accession number.
Event Date 17/5/2016
Author: Olivia Maguire
Context (CMS Context)
Z number allocated on 2 9 1988 Cf. also Z 46843.; Collected by: Taylor.Robert in ?- - 1865
Event Date 17/5/2016
Author: Olivia Maguire
Context (CMS Context)
Writtten in Devanagari. Nipal is an older British spelling of Nepal. Can also make out the words ‘Shri Maharajadhiraj’ which is the title for the Kings of Nepal. It might be the seal of King Surendra Bikram Shah (reigned 1847-1881). [Information provided by Danika Parikh, Department of Archaeology]
Event Date 31/5/2016
Author: Olivia Maguire
FM:269284
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