Inscribed vase, with Buddhist inscription in Sanskrit

Details

• Title

  Inscribed vase, with Buddhist inscription in Sanskrit

• Associated place

  Asia › Bangladesh (probable) (probable place of creation)

• Date

  early 10th century AD

• Material and technique

  bronze, cast and engraved

• Material index

  processed material › metal › alloy › copper alloy › bronze

• Technique index

  formed › cast

• Object type

  container › vessel

• Dimensions

  30.3 cm (height)
  14 cm (diameter)
  10.1 cm at base (diameter)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by the Simon Digby Memorial Charity, 2016.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA2016.172

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