Metal tray

Museum number:
9-12152
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Accession number:
Acc.2966
Description:
Saucer, German silver, incised Gujerati inscription translates as "A.J. Dumasia 1285' (1916 AD). Native name German no sasar. For use by priests while engaged in prayers and when the use of crockery is forbidden. Handled with gloves or cloth to avoid pollution. For eating small amounts of food. See accession envelope for copy and translation of inscription.
Donor:
Mrs. B. Dumasia
Collection place:
Mumbai (Bombay), Maharashtra State, India
Culture or time period:
Parsi
Collector:
Niloufer Hirschmann Ichaporia
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
Dec. 1972
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Metal tray, accession number 9-12152, described as Saucer, German silver, incised Gujerati inscription translates as "A.J. Dumasia 1285' (1916 AD). Native name German no sasar. For use by priests while engaged in prayers and when the use of crockery is forbidden. Handled with gloves or cloth to avoid pollution. For eating small amounts of food. See accession envelope for copy and translation of inscription.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Metal tray, accession number 9-12152, described as Saucer, German silver, incised Gujerati inscription translates as "A.J. Dumasia 1285' (1916 AD). Native name German no sasar. For use by priests while engaged in prayers and when the use of crockery is forbidden. Handled with gloves or cloth to avoid pollution. For eating small amounts of food. See accession envelope for copy and translation of inscription.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Metal tray, accession number 9-12152, described as Saucer, German silver, incised Gujerati inscription translates as "A.J. Dumasia 1285' (1916 AD). Native name German no sasar. For use by priests while engaged in prayers and when the use of crockery is forbidden. Handled with gloves or cloth to avoid pollution. For eating small amounts of food. See accession envelope for copy and translation of inscription.

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