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Art. XVII.—Notes on an Ancient Indian Vase, with an Account of the Engraving thereupon

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 March 2011

Charles Horne
Charles Horne
Affiliation:
Bengal Civil Service.
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This curious and, I believe, unique relic of antiquity is in the form of an ordinary Indian lotah, and measures as follows: Total height, 6¼ in.; diameter, 5½ in.; ditto at neck, 2 in.; with a projecting circular lip of ½ in. It is apparently wrought in some fine alloy of brass, copper, and spelter (?), the brass prevailing, and has resisted corrosion in a very remarkable manner; for the date which I would, from external evidence, assign it is between 200 and 300 A.D. It has evidently been treated with the greatest care; for we do not find upon it any signs of the constant polishing with sand and ashes which the lotahs of the natives undergo when in constant use, and which in a few years wears them quite thin.

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Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society , Volume 5 , Issue 2 , April 1871 , pp. 367 - 375
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal Asiatic Society 1871

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References

1 Vide J.A.S. vol. v. p. 482.