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plate
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plaque
Object Type
plate
plaque
Museum number
1967,1018.3
Description
Copper-plate charter. Plate of hammered copper inscribed with a grant in Sanskrit made by Yaśovarmadeva and confirmed by Mahākumāra Lākṣmīvarmadeva, both of the Paramāra dynasty. Pierced with two holes at the bottom.
Production date
1144
(VS 1200 southern expired)
Excavator/field collector
Field Collection by:
James Tod
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Ujjain
Materials
copper
Technique
pierced
Dimensions
Height:
24 centimetres
Width:
40.50 centimetres
$Inscriptions
Location
Not on display
Associated names
Associated with:
Yaśovarmadeva
Associated with:
Lākṣmīvarmadeva
Acquisition name
Transferred from:
Royal Asiatic Society
Acquisition date
1967
Acquisition notes
Presented by Tod to the Royal Asiatic Society in 1824.
Department
Asia
Registration number
1967,1018.3