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View full screenCasket of silver, octagonal box with hinged lid, decorated with figures of Hindu deities and foliate designs: Tibet, 19th century AD
A.1911.480
Tibet Autonomous Region, China, East Asia
19th century
Hindu
Silver; chased with figures of Hindu deities on a pierced ground of hom trees and trellis work
Previous owner: Singh, Duleep, Maharaja, 1838 - 1893
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