"Tantalus" cup with figures of two Hindu gods

Made:: 1801-1900 in India

Brass Tantalus' cup containing figures of 2 hindu gods, Indian

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Brass Tantalus' cup containing figures of 2 hindu gods, Indian
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Brass "Tantalus" cup containing figures of 2 hindu gods, Indian, 1801-1900

Details

Category:: Asian Medicine

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A8718

Materials:: complete and brass

Measurements:: overall: 123 mm 118 mm,
to rim: 59 mm

type:: cup

credit:: Glendining

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