Military badge, Nepal, pre 1874
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
pre 1874
Military badge in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number 1073-1874), made in Nepal, dated pre 1874. The museum's brief description reads: Military badge, silver, repoussé, Nepal, before 1874.
Museum description: Military badge, of silver repoussé; design of a lion above a crescent with a gun and a standard on either side of him, and above him the sun and the feet of Vishnu. The museum records it as Silver, repoussé, measuring Height 6 cm; Width 7 cm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Dimensions
- Height 6 cm; Width 7 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Silver, repoussé
- Place recorded
- Nepal
Identification
- Museum object name
- Military badge
- Museum object number
- 1073-1874
- Museum system number
- O450898
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: confirm the wider type, maker and catalogue references against a specialist reference.