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shaft
Object Type
shaft
Museum number
1848,0602.10
Description
Shaft. Broken shaft with a raised ridge cast in a copper alloy.
Excavator/field collector
Field Collection by:
Sir Proby Thomas Cautley
(Capt)
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Behat
Materials
copper alloy
Technique
cast
Dimensions
Length:
2.60 centimetres
Curator's comments
Published in E Thomas, Essays on Indian Antiquities, plate IV number 17.
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
James Prinsep
(executors of)
Acquisition date
1848
Department
Asia
Registration number
1848,0602.10