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India Museum

Also known as: India Museum; primary name: India Museum
Details: organisation; institution/organisation; British
Other dates: 1801-1879
Biography: Museum (1801-79) of the British East India Company (1600-1858) and subsequently of British India (1858-1947) in London. It was originally housed in East India House in Leadenhall Street in the City of London. When the East India Company was disbanded in 1858, the India Office (1858-1947) was created as the British Government department in London handling affairs relating to the government of British India. The India Museum also came under the India Office's jurisdiction. In 1860s the East India House was sold (and subsequently demolished), and the collections moved with the India Office to Whitehall. When the India Museum closed in 1879, the collections were principally divided between the British Museum, Kew Gardens and the South Kensington Museum (now the Victoria and Albert Museum). The antiquities and archaeological collections, including c. 2420 coins, were mostly transferred to the British Museum (1880-82); some, however, initially went to the South Kensington Museum before being transferred to the British Museum, while the India Office retained some objects and the majority of the India Museum coin collections. The coins from the India Museum which were transferred to the British Museum in 1882 have the registration number IOC (India Office Collection) followed by a running number.
Bibliography: Ray Desmond, 'The India Museum 1801-1879' (London, 1982); M Willis, "Sculpture from India" in A. W. Franks: Nineteenth Century Collecting and the British Museum (London: BMP, 1997) pp. 250-61.

3,594 related objects

adze; sharpener

Museum number: As1972,Q.668 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Calcutta

amulet; pendant

Museum number: 1880.3677.c |
Production date: 8thC BC-2ndC BC |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Begram

amulet; pendant

Museum number: 1880.3677.a |
Production date: 8thC BC-2ndC BC |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Begram

amulet; pendant

Museum number: 1880.3612 |
Production date: 19thC |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Kabul

amulet; intaglio

Museum number: 1880.3603 |
Cultures/periods: x13762 Christian |
Production date: 5thC-7thC |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Kabul

amulet; bead

Museum number: 1880.4105.h |
Production date: 1stC |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Passani Stupa 'tumulus' 2Excavated/Findspot:Bimaran Stupa 2

amulet; pendant

Museum number: 1880.3677.b |
Production date: 8thC BC-2ndC BC |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Begram

animal remains

Museum number: 1880.3883.r |
Production date: 5thC (late) |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Hadda Stupa 10

animal remains

Museum number: 1880.4115 |
Production date: 2ndC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Hadda Stupa 11Excavated/Findspot:Chahar Bagh Stupa 5

animal remains

Museum number: 1880.3893.j |
Production date: 1stC |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Bimaran Stupa 2

animal remains

Museum number: 1880.3908.f |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Hadda Stupa 10Excavated/Findspot:Wardak

animal remains

Museum number: 1880.3983.a |
Production date: 1stC (late) |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Hadda Stupa 3

animal remains

Museum number: 1880.3983.b |
Production date: 1stC (late) |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Hadda Stupa 3

animal remains

Museum number: 1880.3887.a-b |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Wardak

animal remains; artefact

Museum number: As1972,Q.660.f-j |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Bengal

animal remains

Museum number: 1880.3891.g |
Production date: 1stC (late) |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Hadda Stupa 3

animal remains

Museum number: 1880.3893.q |
Production date: 1stC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Bimaran Stupa 2

animal remains

Museum number: 1880.4114.b |
Production date: 5thC (late) |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Wardak Stupa 8

architectural fitting; wall-tile

Museum number: 1880.3990.c |
Cultures/periods: x14001 Islamic |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Afghanistan

architecture; sculpture

Museum number: 1880.347 |
Production date: 9thC(late) |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:India

architecture; sculpture

Museum number: 1880.346 |
Production date: 9thC |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Mathura

architecture; sculpture

Museum number: 1880.335 |
Cultures/periods: x25127 Vaishnava |
Production date: 11thC-12thC |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:India

architecture; sculpture; pilaster

Museum number: 1880.336 |
Production date: 9thC |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Jaunpur

architecture

Museum number: 1880.353 |
Production date: 15thC |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:West Bengal

armlet

Museum number: As1972,Q.319 |
Production date: 19thC |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:India

arrow-head

Museum number: 1880.3683.a-f |
Cultures/periods: x13986 Indo-Greek |
Production date: 2ndC BC |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Begram

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Museum number: 1880.4107.b |
Production date: 3rdC-7thC |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Wardak Mound 10

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Museum number: 1880.4132 |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Begram

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Museum number: 1880.4107.a |
Production date: 3rdC-7thC |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Wardak Mound 10

arrow-head

Museum number: 1880.4107.c |
Production date: 3rdC-7thC |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Wardak Mound 10

arrow-head

Museum number: 1880.4107.d |
Production date: 3rdC-7thC |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Wardak Mound 10

artefact

Museum number: 1880.3972.a |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Begram

artefact

Museum number: 1880.3953.b |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Begram

artefact

Museum number: 1880.4118.a |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Begram

artefact

Museum number: 1880.4131 |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Begram

artefact; coin

Museum number: 1880.4117.l |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Begram

artefact

Museum number: 1880.3857.b |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Begram

artefact

Museum number: 1880.3854.b |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Begram

artefact

Museum number: As,+.1193 |
Production date: 19thC |
Production place: Made in:India (pre-1947) |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:India

artefact

Museum number: 1880.4107.i |
Production date: 3rdC-7thC |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Wardak Mound 10

artefact; coin

Museum number: 1880.4117.k |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Begram

artefact

Museum number: 1880.3860 |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Begram

artefact

Museum number: 1880.4117.g |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Begram

artefact

Museum number: 1880.3706.l |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Begram

artefact; core

Museum number: 1880.3990.l |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Afghanistan

artefact

Museum number: 1880.4117.e |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Begram

artefact

Museum number: 1880.3990.d |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Afghanistan

artefact

Museum number: 1880.3870.a-b |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Begram

artefact

Museum number: 1880.3918.b |
Production date: 5thC (late) |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Hadda Stupa 10

artefact

Museum number: 1880.3865.c |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Begram

artefact

Museum number: 1880.3865.b |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Begram

artefact

Museum number: 1880.3859 |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Begram

artefact

Museum number: 1880.3980.s |
Production date: 5thC (late) |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Hadda Stupa 10

artefact

Museum number: 1880.3977.m |
Production date: 2ndC-5thC (late) |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Kabul

artefact

Museum number: 1880.3858.e |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Begram

artefact

Museum number: 1880.3880.k-l |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Begram

artefact

Museum number: 1880.3864 |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Begram

artefact

Museum number: 1880.3953.a |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Begram

artefact

Museum number: 1880.3685.d |
Production date: 5thC (late) |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Hadda Stupa 10Found/Acquired:Begram

artefact; jewellery

Museum number: 1880.4116.l |
Production date: 5thC (late) |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Hadda Stupa 10

artefact

Museum number: 1880.3716.g |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Begram

artefact

Museum number: 1880.3952 |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Begram

artefact

Museum number: 1880.3716.h |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Begram

artefact

Museum number: 1880.3929.k |
Production date: 2ndC-4thC |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Wardak Stupa 4

artefact

Museum number: 1880.4118.b |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Begram

artefact

Museum number: 1880.3868.d |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Begram

artefact

Museum number: 1880.3972.b |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Begram

artefact

Museum number: 1880.3861.c |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Begram

artefact

Museum number: 1880.3865.a |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Begram

artefact

Museum number: 1880.3857.h |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Begram

artefact

Museum number: 1880.3858.d |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Begram

artefact

Museum number: 1880.3973 |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Begram

artefact

Museum number: 1880.3857.f |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Begram

astragalus

Museum number: 1880.3485 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Production date: 1stC-2ndC |
Production place: Made in:Eastern Roman Empire |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Begram

ball; marble

Museum number: 1880.3698 |
Production date: 1stC-5thC |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Passani Stupa 'tumulus' 5

ball

Museum number: 1880.3994.c |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Wardak Mound 10

ball

Museum number: 1880.3993.b |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Wardak

bangle

Museum number: As1972,Q.532 |
Cultures/periods: x14001 Islamic |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Chennai

bangle

Museum number: 1880.3978.f |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Wardak Mound 10

bangle

Museum number: As1972,Q.565.a-dp |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:India

bangle

Museum number: As1972,Q.560.a-c |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:India

bangle

Museum number: As1972,Q.566.a-d |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:India

bangle

Museum number: As1972,Q.661.a-e |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:India

bangle; animal remains

Museum number: As1972,Q.550 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:BangladeshFound/Acquired:India

bangle

Museum number: 1880.3916.g |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Begram

bangle

Museum number: 1880.3912.g |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Begram

bangle

Museum number: 1880.3911.a |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Begram

bangle

Museum number: 1880.3900.e |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Begram

bangle

Museum number: 1880.3857.c |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Begram

bangle

Museum number: 1880.3900.c |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Begram

bangle

Museum number: 1880.3912.b |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Begram

bangle

Museum number: 1880.3857.d |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Begram

bangle

Museum number: 1880.3916.f |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Begram

bangle

Museum number: 1880.3828.j |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Begram

bangle

Museum number: 1880.3900.f |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Begram

bangle

Museum number: 1880.3912.d |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Begram

bangle

Museum number: 1880.3914.a |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Begram

bangle

Museum number: 1880.3913.a |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Begram

bangle

Museum number: 1880.3912.e |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Begram

bangle

Museum number: 1880.3816.p |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Begram