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↑ Up one levelLetter from A.D.H. Bivar to C.F. Beckingham
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Reference code
GB 891 RAS BHA-RAS BHA/1-RAS BHA/1/3-RAS BHA/1/3/2
Publication status
Published
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File
Extent and medium
Handwritten, 1 piece.
Date(s)
- 25 April 1977 (Creation)
Context area
Name of creator
(1823-)
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.
(1926-2015)
Biographical history
Adrian David Hugh Bivar, FRAS (1926 - 2015) was a British numismatist and archaeologist, who was Emeritus Professor of Iranian Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He specialized in Sasanian seals and rock reliefs, Kushano-Sasanian coins and chronology, Mithraic iconography, Arsacid history and pre-Islamic folklore.
Repository
Royal Asiatic Society Archives
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Letter from A.D.H. Bivar to C.F. Beckingham enthusing about the proposed award.
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Description identifier
gb 891 ras bha/1/3/2
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