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Sacred Buddhist text or Kamawa-Sa, being Burmese ms on lacquered brass sheets
Fonds — OpenShelf: SC-Acc-2016-0123, Box: data_value_missing_7a3a7de2fae12fdde3a20268d48eb9d2, Box: data_value_missing_f931b33447787b77763a05dbe335a06d
Identifier: Coll-1767
Scope and Contents
13 x brass sheets lacquered recto verso with black text, and gilt decorations, on dark red lacquer background. Loosley collected inside 2 x red lacquer and gilt wooden board covers.
The ornate script is called 'Magyi-zi' or tamarind Seed, written in the Pagan style. Brass sheets were introduced late in the 19th century and area relatively uncommon format.
The ornate script is called 'Magyi-zi' or tamarind Seed, written in the Pagan style. Brass sheets were introduced late in the 19th century and area relatively uncommon format.
Dates:
circa 1900