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A document recording gold and silver ornaments offered to the deity

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Identifier: PN_0006_0045
Title: A document recording gold and silver ornaments offered to the deity
Type, original: gahanā lagata ; original

Content

Abstract: Mention is made of a silver necklace interwoven with 47 pieces of corals and a silver/gold neckpiece wearing ornament studded with nine kinds of jewels offered to the deity. They weigh 8 tolās and 7 māsās of gold, 57 tolās and 9 māsās of silver.
Issued by and to:
Place: Deopatan; Paśupatinātha
Donor, king: Badā Gurumā (wife of royal priest) and Nanda Lāla Sreṣṭha
Type of endowment: mugāmālā (coral necklace), kaṇṭhi (neck-piece wearing)
Region of endowment:
Purpose of endowment:
Amount of endowment: 2 items

Date

Date: unspecified unspecified unspecified unspecified unspecified unspecified
Further details:
Converted:

Script and language

Language, script: Nepali; Devanagari

Physical appearance

Width, height, and unit: 20.50; 7.00; cm
No. of folios:
Material, binding, and colour: Nepali paper; unspecified; unspecified
Condition: fair; complete

Institution

Institution and reg. no.: Paśupati Gośvārā; card no. 47-48
Source and details: NGMPP catalogue card; Microfilmed on 20/12/1998 as NGMPP PN 6/45
Running no., exposures: PN 316; 1

Project specific information

Created, modified, ID: 4/8/16, 12:00 AM; 6/21/21, 9:06 AM; 18
Notes:
Technical terms: mugāmālā, kaṇṭhi, tolā, māsā

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