Accession No
Z 46842.62
Description
Seal - One of seventy-seven seals of Indian princes and governments impressed in red, black, yellow and brown sealing wax. 62) Nuwab of Bahawalpore, 62, rectangle within ovoid with green, yellow and rose tassels.
Place
Asia; South Asia; India
Period
Source
Taylor, Robert [collector]; Taylor, Frank Coston [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 46842.62
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. 62) Nuwab of Bahawalpore, 62, rectangle within ovoid with green, yellow and rose 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)
Written in Perso-Arabic script. Bahawalpur was a princely state and part of the Punjab States Agency. It is now in Pakistan. The rulers were known as Nawab Amirs; this might be the seal of Bahawal IV (reigned 1858-1866) or his predecessor Fath Mohammad Khan (reigned 1853-1858). [Information provided by Danika Parikh, Department of Archaeology]
Event Date 31/5/2016
Author: Olivia Maguire
FM:269341
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