Bhugola or Earth-Ball, by Ksema Karna, Indian, 1571 | |||||||||||
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| Object is on display. | |||||||||||
| Inventory Number: | 51703 | ||||||||||
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| Persons: |
Ksema Karna (Maker) | ||||||||||
| Date Created: | 1571 | ||||||||||
| Place Created: | India Asia |
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| Accession Number: | 1927-10 | ||||||||||
| Brief Description: | Ball in two parts, the lower flattened, the upper rising to a peak. There is a hinge and a locking clasp. Mounted on a later wooden stand with three elephant supporters. With two circular sheets of MS transcription and English translation. | ||||||||||
| Primary Inscriptions: | Signed in devanagari script with the date as a chronogram: "In the Saka year 1493 in the reign of the earth-lord Viraji by Ksema Karna the learned [was] the earth-ball created" | ||||||||||
| Provenance: | Presented by Captain W.H. Cobb. | ||||||||||
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| Material(s): |
Brass Wood White metal solder Paper | ||||||||||
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