Jewelled casket presented by the Burmese to Ceylon, in Buddhist Temple, Kandy, 1899
Scope and Contents
210 x 271 mm. General view of the jewel encrusted casket, shaped in the form of a dagoba and intended to contain the tooth relic in the Dalada Maligawa (Temple of the Tooth) at Kandy. A clipping from an unidentified paper, stuck into the album, gives details of the precious stones and metals contained in the casket and canopy. Photographer unknown, probably W.L.H. Skeen & Co.
Dates
- Creation: 1899
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Language of Materials
English
Date information
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Finding aid date
2014-06-18 11:32:37+00:00
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