Silver Casket

Details

• Title

  Silver Casket

• Associated place

  Asia › India › north-west India (possible) (possible place of creation)

  Asia › Afghanistan (possible) (possible place of creation)

  Asia › Gandhara (possible) (possible place of creation)

• Date

  1st - 3rd century AD (AD 1 - 300)

• Material and technique

  sheet silver, undercutting

• Object type

  container › box;

  religious/ritual equipment › reliquary

• Dimensions

  5.44 x 4.2 x 4.22 cm (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  2

• Credit line

  Presented by Simon Digby, 1994.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1994.82

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