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Description: | Circular lidded container of brass decorated with applied copper and silver. The main band around the centre of the body has oval cartouches, within which are depicted Hindu deities, ganesha and a standing deity, possibly Siva, applied alternately in silver and copper respectively. One of the Ganesha plaques is missing. Above and below is a band of appllied copper leaves; below is a band of quatrefoil flowers also in copper. Below this is a band of lotus petals, all chased and engraved. On the underside is an engraved lotus flower.
caption: General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no nn14321i | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | white metal containers (containers) metal copper alloy | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-129227 | Go to resource |
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