talisman

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Object Type
Museum number: 1898,0702.102
Description: Auspicious emblem (Śrīvatsa), with cross straps across the face; solid cast in a copper alloy; corroded from burial.
Production date: 8thC (circa)
Production place: Made in: Sri Lanka
Findspot: Found/Acquired: Sri Lanka, site unknown
Materials
Technique
Dimensions: Height: 10.20 centimetres; Width: 6.30 centimetres; Depth: 3.10 centimetres
Bibliographic references: von Schroeder 1981 / Indo-Tibetan Bronzes (1B) (dated to the 1st millennium BCE); Bolon 1992 / Forms of the Goddess Lajja Gauri in Indian Art (figure 128) (dated to 1000 BCE)
Location: On display (G68/dc1/p3)
Exhibition history: Exhibited: 2012 - , April -, London, BM, G68, Coins and Medals permanent gallery
Subjects
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1898
Department: Asia
Registration number: 1898,0702.102
Conservation

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