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981. Foster 3503

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 3503
Title:
World War One plaque, inscribed 'Specimen India Office MCMXIX'.
Scope & Content:
F3503 – Dead Man’s Penny. World War One plaque Round bronze plaque, diameter 120 mm; one-sided design: female warrior full length and facing right, holding in her left hand a wreath of palm, in her right, a staff; she is accompanied by a roaring lion moving to the right. A label in the field ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1914-1918
Extent:
1 Item

982. Foster 5009

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 5009
Title:
Conch shell with carved design.
Scope & Content:
Conch shells (sankha or shankha) are common accoutrements of ascetics in India. This one has been cut at the tip so it can be blown into to make a loud noise. During the lifetime of Bhai Maharaj Singh conches such as this were used during daily religious activities. The shell measures 17 cm ac...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1840s
Extent:
1 Item

983. Foster 5010

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 5010
Title:
Finger ring with Gurmukhi inscription on face. Inscription is reversed to use as a seal.
Scope & Content:
The inscription on the face of the ring was used as a seal. It reads, 'Akal Sahai Maharaj Singh ji', which translates, 'The Immortal (God) protects: Maharaj Singh ji'. 'Akal Sahai' was a common motto used in the 18th and 19th century. It is found on coins, sword hilts and manuscripts of import...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1840s
Extent:
1 Item

984. Foster 5012

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 5012
Title:
A sewing needle and cotton thread
Scope & Content:
This needle and thread would have functioned as a handy sewing kit. The needle is 5.3 cm long. These objects belonged to Bhai Maharaj Singh, a Sikh warrior and leader who was a key player in the Second Anglo-Sikh War (1848-49). On 28 December 1849 he was captured by Henry Vansittart (1818-189...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1840s
Extent:
1 Item

985. Foster 5013

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 5013
Title:
Two steel rings.
Scope & Content:
This pair of rings were probably worn as bracelets. Steel bracelets (Kara) are one of the five sacred symbols of Sikhism. The steel rings are slightly different sizes. The outer diameter of one is 7.8 cm and of the other is 7.5 cm. Bhai Maharaj Singh Collection These objects belonged to Bha...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1840s
Extent:
1 Item

986. Mss Eur D1038/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D1038/1
Title:
Large silk Indian flag, 1947.
Scope & Content:
A large Indian flag made of three sewn together panels of silk. It is said to have been the first Indian flag flown over the Lucknow Secretariat buildings after Independence in 1947. The flag was presented to the India Office Collections in 1983-1984 as part of Percy William Elliott's private ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1947
Extent:
1 Item

987. Mss Eur D1209/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D1209/1
Title:
Gold tie-pin in a red presentation box, 1905.
Scope & Content:
A gold tie pin bearing the Prince of Wales' emblem. The pin is inside its original red leatherpresentation box. Made by 'Clark', 33 New Bond Street, London, probably in 1905. This object was received along with the official weekly diaries of Edwin William Bethune Whiting (1862-1932). Whiting w...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1905
Extent:
1 Item

988. Talbot Egy

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Egy
Title:
Talbot Collection: Egyptiana.
Scope & Content:
6 Egyptian stelae (13th-19th dynasties) and 11 shabtis collected by William Henry Fox Talbot or members of his family.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15th century BC
Extent:
17 items

989. Talbot Shabti 1

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Shabti 1
Title:
Late period Egyptian shabti.
Scope & Content:
Late period Egyptian shabti, acquired by William Henry Fox Talbot or a member of his family.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:
1 item

990. Talbot Shabti 2

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Shabti 2
Title:
Late period Egyptian shabti.
Scope & Content:
This ancient Egyptian shabti, dates to 664–332 BC. This funerary figurine would have been originally placed in a tomb; the shabti is inscribed with a recitation that enables it to act on behalf of the deceased, saying ‘Here I am, you should say, when called to work, cultivate fields or irrigate ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:
1 item

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