1. Add Or 5368v
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add Or 5368v
- Title:
- Burmese funeral cars for lay persons.
- Scope & Content:
- Two round funeral cars for Burmese lay people. Inscribed: ‘Lay catafalque and coffin.’ Note: The receptacle for the monk’s body is the quadrangular black segment in the middle of the funeral car. Such ornate funeral cars denoted a person of high status, and the related ceremonies would have b...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- 1852
- Extent:
- 1 Item