File QW/6/1/32 - Letter from Department of Coins and Medals, British Museum, 7 March 1939

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GB 891 QW-QW/6-QW/6/1-QW/6/1/32

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Letter from Department of Coins and Medals, British Museum, 7 March 1939

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  • 7th Mar 1939 (Creation)

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British Museum Department of Coins and Medals

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Royal Asiatic Society Archives

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Letter from John Allan, Department of Coins and Medals, British Museum, to Quaritch Wales, to clarify the first line of the inscription which contains the Buddhist creed 'ye dharmā hetuprabhava' in that the engraver omitted three words. The date of this inscription is the 4th century. The alphabet is Pallava rather than Gupta. Typed letter, 2 sides, dated 7 March 1939.

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