Container
19th century (made)
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Mango-shaped container with a lid attached by a hinge and a peacock on top. The body of the container has three bands of perforated decoration at its shoulder and below that the structure is composed of a lattice of lines.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Bronze, cast |
| Brief description | Mango-shaped container, bronze, Madhya Pradesh, India, 19th century. |
| Physical description | Mango-shaped container with a lid attached by a hinge and a peacock on top. The body of the container has three bands of perforated decoration at its shoulder and below that the structure is composed of a lattice of lines. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs Gerta Calmann |
| Object history | Gift of Mrs Gerta Calmann. This object is part of a group of ‘folk and tribal bronzes’ which were collected by the donor in India in 1931-32. |
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| Accession number | IS.39-1999 |
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| Record created | March 26, 2009 |
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