plaque
- Museum number
- 1909,0814.5
- Description
-
Plaque. With Akshobhya. Found in Chorten niche. Made of stamped clay (unbaked).
- Curator's comments
- British and Medieval Register; B&M Extracts, 1903-1921, p.120: 'Clay sealings from a chorten niche at Gya, Ladakh, Indus Valley, 1898; given by Lt.Col. C.H. Melville [address - confidential].5. Clay sealing from the same mould. Length 1.7 ins.'
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1909
- Acquisition notes
- Five clay sealings were acquired by Lt.Col. Melville from Ladakh in 1898 and donated to the British Museum in 1908.
- Department
- Asia
- Registration number
- 1909,0814.5