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Metal prayer wheel containing paper with writing - wooden handle
Metal prayer wheel containing paper with writing - wooden handle
Object Number 36-45-60/1786
Display Title Metal prayer wheel containing paper with writing - wooden handle
Descriptions
Inventory Description Prayer wheel, wood handle, cylindrical metal container with inscribed paper
Classification
  • Prayer wheel
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / India
Additional Geographic Terms Ladakh Province; Central Kashmir
Materials Wood, Metal, Paper
Dimensions Overall: 23 x 7.1 x 7.2 cm (9 1/16 x 2 13/16 x 2 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 36-45-60/1786

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