box (containers)

Oval brass box of chased work with hinged lid and lock attached with copper studs. Base is similary attached. Outer sides decorated with a central band of vegetal meanders between rows of dentate motifs. Lid embellised with the figure of a mythological beast surrounded by similar bands to those on sides. Metal ring at centre of lid. Accompanying old display label reads: ' BRASS BOX Chased, of Tamil work. From Ceylon.'
label: old exhibition label with blue and red borders

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
419
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 108 mm x 208 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
brass
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
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