Manuscript
47-12-4
From: Sri Lanka
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 47-12-4 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Sinhalese | Buddhist |
| Provenience | Sri Lanka |
| Date Made | 1903 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Palm Leaf | Cord | Metal | Wood | Stain |
| Technique | Stained |
| Iconography | Commentary | Dhammacakkappavattanasutta | Dhamsakpavatun sutranta dharmma desanava |
| Inscription Language | Pali (language) | Sinhalese Language | Sinhalese Script | English Language | Tamil Script |
| Description | Comments: Two lateral holes with tie cord. Coin at one end of tie cord reads "Ceylon 1903" in Roman script, "lo catam" in Tamil script and "satadasaya" on Sinhalese script. Wood covers painted with a yellow and black design on a wood background. The upper and lower edges of the text (beginning of Section A) is written between the lateral holes only. The black powder has been rubbed in only lightly on some of the folios. For the contents of the sutta of this text see G.P. Malalasekera, Dictionary of Pali Proper Names. |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Joseph N. Snellenburg, 1947 |
| Other Number | M23 - Levitt Number | LO-1868-7 - Found in Collection Number |
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