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Object Type
Museum number: 1951,0508.2.b
Description: Cylindrical casket with a close-fitting lid. Box and lid, each out of one piece.
School/style
Cultures/periods
Production date: 2ndC-3rdC
Production place: Made in: Gandhara (Pakistan)
Findspot: Found/Acquired: Pakistan
Materials
Technique
Dimensions: Diameter: 1.40 centimetres; Height: 1 centimetres (with lid)
Curator's comments: Compare with 1880.3526; Zwalf 1996: Obtained with the reliquary BM 1951.0508.2a.
Bibliographic references
Location: Not on display
Condition: Gold sheet, hammered.
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1951
Acquisition notes: Formerly in the Collection of Major-General H.L. Haughton.
Department: Asia
Registration number: 1951,0508.2.b

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