1. Name of the museum/department: Orissa State Museum, Bhubaneswar.
  2. Title of the object: Copper plate grant
  3. Accession number with date: C.P/2, Dt. 4.5.1940
  4. Source/ mode of acquisition: Unearthed from Dharmalingeswar

Temple premises.  Parlakhemundi

  1. Original provenance and country of origin: Parlakhemundi
  2. School:
  3. Material/colour: Copper
  4. Date or period: C. 7th Century A.D.
  5. Size (height, width, thickness and weight): 7 ½” x 3 ½”
  6. Special identification:
  7. Condition report with date:
  8. Location in the museum: Epigraphy section of the Museum.
  9. Inscription or legend (if any):
  10. Chemical analysis (if available):

 

  1. Detailed description: Three copper plates in a ring, bull emblem.  Total 25 lines of writing.

 

  1. Published reference (if any): JAHRS Vol.-II, pp – 265, E.9. Vol.-XXVL,  pp – 62ff.

 

  1. Photo negative number with date:

 

  1. Category: A.A.

 

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  1. Name of the museum/department: Orissa State Museum, Bhubaneswar.
  2. Title of the object: Copper Plate Grant
  3. Accession number with date: C – P/9,  Dt. 26.4.1939
  4. Source/ mode of acquisition: Khurda
  5. Original provenance and country of origin: Khurda
  6. School:
  7. Material/colour: Copper
  8. Date or period: Undated
  9. Size (height, width, thickness and weight): 5 ½” x 2 ½”
  10. Special identification:
  11. Condition report with date:
  12. Location in the museum: Epigraphy section of the Museum.
  13. Inscription or legend (if any):
  14. Chemical analysis (if available):

 

  1. Detailed description: Three copper plates hinged in a ring.  The ring contain a seal having the emblem of a lying bull and a line of writing “Sri Sainyabhitossya”.

 

  1. Published reference (if any): JASB Vol. B, pt – I – pp – 282 – 86ff, (1904); Inscs. of Orissa.  Vol. I, Part II, pp-162 – 165.

 

  1. Photo negative number with date:

 

  1. Category: A.A.

 

  1. Remarks: