Accession No
Z 46842.44
Description
Seal - One of seventy-seven seals of Indian princes and governments impressed in red, black, yellow and brown sealing wax. 44) Meywau, round within round with gold tassels and printed paper attached, seal is unbroken.
Place
Asia; South Asia; India
Period
Source
Taylor, Robert [collector]; Taylor, Frank Coston [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 46842.44
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. 44) Meywau, round within round with gold tassels and printed paper attached, seal is unbroken.
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)
Written in Perso-Arabic and Devanagari. The English writing at the back says Mewar, which was a princely state in Rajasthan. This may be the seal of Shambhu Singh who reigned from 1861-1874. It also has a date on it (18-). [Information provided by Danika Parikh, Department of Archaeology]
Event Date 31/5/2016
Author: Olivia Maguire
FM:269323
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