The casket was donated to the British Museum by Col. Henry Fraser in 1904 and the references in the documents allow us to trace its…
Tipu Sultan, born on 20 November 1750 to Hyder ‘Ali’s second wife, Fatima, or Fakr-un-Nissa, was well-known during his lifetime as one of the most…
The casket, which measures 13cm long, 9cm high and 8.5cm deep, is made entirely of fine, openwork silver and silver gilt filigree. The filigree consists…
The attar casket of Tipu Sultan by Sarah Longair and Cam Sharp-Jones Please note that this case study was first published on blogs.ucl.ac.uk/eicah in…
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