Badge, Nepal, 19th century
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
19th century
Badge, Nepal, 19th century is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated 19th century. The museum's brief description reads: Military badge, silver, repoussé, Nepal, 19th century.
Museum description: Military badge, of silver repoussé; design of a lion upon a crescent, grasping a standard; beside him a gun, and above him the sun and the feet of Vishnu. The museum record gives material recorded as silver; measurements Height 7.6 cm; Width 7.3 cm; place associated: Nepal. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Dimensions
- Height 7.6 cm; Width 7.3 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Silver, repoussé
- Place recorded
- Nepal
Identification
- Museum object name
- Badge
- Museum object number
- 1074-1874
- Museum system number
- O473345
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 materials, dimensions, maker and wider type against the museum record and a specialist reference.