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Item number Ef347 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Open-work, lidded container in shape of a mango. The lid has a peacock on top. One hinge of the lid is secured by a wooden peg, one by a wire. The body of container is irregular in shape and has four spike-like projections. The bottom pulled to one side to form a knob. It is dented on one side.
History Of Use
May be type of auspicious coin casket brides took to their new homes.
Iconographic Meaning
Mango shape and peacock are auspicious symbols.
Cultural Context
domestic
Item History
- Made in India
- Collected between 1955 and 1973
- Owned by Victor Hardy before December 11, 1979
- Received from Victor Hardy (Donor) on December 11, 1979
What
- Name
- Box
- Identification Number
- Ef347
- Type of Item
- box
- Material
- bronze metal and wood
- Manufacturing Technique
- cast
- Overall
- height 10.4 cm, width 7.1 cm, depth 5.5 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- India
Who
- Culture
- Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
- Previous Owner
- Victor Hardy
- Received from
- Victor Hardy (Donor)
When
- Collection Date
- between 1955 and 1973
- Ownership Date
- before December 11, 1979
- Acquisition Date
- on December 11, 1979
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0580/0154
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