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Thai crown

Object/Work Catalog Level: item
Type: crown
Controlled list
Authority
Classification Terms:
           costume
           jewelry
           decorative arts
           Asian art
Controlled list
Titles or Names Text: Crown
    Preference: preferred
    Type: repository
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Creation Creator Description: unknown Thai Free text
  Identity: unknown Thai
Roles: goldsmith
Authority
Authority
  Creation Date: 15th century
Earliest: 1400 Latest: 1499
Free text
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  Creation Place/Original Location: Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya (Thailand) Authority
Style/Period/ Group/Movement Indexing Term: Ayudhya Authority
Measurements Dimensions Description: 19.05 cm (height) (7 1/2 inches) Free text
  Value: 19.05 Unit: cm Type: height Controlled list and controlled format
Materials and Techniques Description: gold with inlay of rubies and pearls Free text
  Material Names:  
         gold  
         rubies  
         pearls
Authority
Subject Matter Indexing terms:
         apparel
         crown
         status
         adornment
Authority
Descriptive Note Text: Probably made for a princess by court craftsmen; dates to the 15th century, when Ayudhya was the capital of the country. Free text
  Citation: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Handbook of the Collections (1986)
Page: 63
Authority
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Current Location Repository Name/Geographic Location: Philadelphia Museum of Art (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States)
Repository Number: 1982-105-1
Authority
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Revised 28 August 2006