Accession No

TEMP.00628.1


Description

Top section of a prayer wheel, made of copper alloy, probably brass.


Place

Asia; South Asia; Himalayas; Tibet


Period


Source


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

TEMP.00628.1


Cultural Affliation


Material

Metal; Copper Alloy; ?Brass


Local Term


Measurements

43mm


Events

Context (Amendments / updates)
'This prayer wheel part was found loose in 'Misc.Box 3 Tibet'. It has not been ascertained as to whether this is part of a prayer wheel within the collection or was accessioned as simply a fragment of a prayer wheel'.
Event Date 18/9/2018
Author: ashleigh griffin


Description (Physical description)
Top section of a prayer wheel, made of copper alloy, probably brass. The lid is stamped with a pattern of a lotus plant, which ascends into a dome culminating in an oval shaped stopper.
Event Date 18/9/2018
Author: ashleigh griffin


FM:281516

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