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Identity area
Reference code
GB 891 RAS COLL4-RAS COLL4/3-RAS COLL4/3/4
Publication status
Published
Level of description
File
Date(s)
- 1967 - 1997 (Creation)
Context area
Name of creator
(1823 - present)
Biographical history
The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland was founded by the eminent Sanskrit scholar Sir Henry Thomas Colebrooke on the 15th March 1823. It received its Royal Charter from King George IV on the 11th August 1824 'for the investigation of subjects connected with and for the encouragement of science, literature and the arts in relation to Asia'. It continues as a forum for those who are interested in the languages, cultures and history of Asia to meet and exchange ideas.
Repository
Royal Asiatic Society Archives
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Correspondence, insurance quotes, and indemnity certificates concerning the permanent loan of material to the British Museum. This material consists of:
* The commemorative inscription of the Ananta-Vasudeva temple at Bhuvanesvar, dated 1278 A.D.
* Three Ujjain copper-plate grants of the rulers of Malwa
* The Taxila Plate of Patika.
* Other stone inscriptions
These items were already at the British Museum before the first letter dated 6 June 1967 and have remained there. The correspondence includes some to confirm that the material is still with the British Museum. Much of the correspondence are photocopies of original letters. 67 items.
Conditions of access and use area
Language of material
- English
Additional information
Related units of description
At a meeting on 8 June 1967, the Council granted the British Museum's request for the above objects on indefinite loan.
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