Waist Clasp
early 19th century (made)
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This silver waist clasp belonged to the last king of Sri Lanka (Kandy), Sri Vikrama Raja Simha (1796-1815)
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Chain of silver with a herring-bone plaited cord, granulation and quatrefoils in applied filigree work |
| Brief description | Silver waist clasp, early 19th century |
| Physical description | Silver waist clasp with screw and fixed pins comprising 7 hollow compressed globular or octahedral balls with open sides covered with 8-spoked cages interlinked together, 2 tubular sockets and herring-bone plaited cord terminating in two lesser sockets. The surfaces are ornamented with granulations and quatrefoils in applied filigree work. |
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| Object history | Said to have belonged to the last king of Sri Lanka (Kandy), Sri Vikrama Raja Simha (1796-1815) |
| Production | Kandy |
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| Summary | This silver waist clasp belonged to the last king of Sri Lanka (Kandy), Sri Vikrama Raja Simha (1796-1815) |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | IM.31-1933 |
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| Record created | July 31, 2003 |
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