15thC Burmese Sword

B.I · 8th July 2006, 06:07 PM

hi mark,
yes, i did take the images and the pieces are in the victoria and albert museum. i do know the 'india' people there, but have no idea who oversees the tibetan or burmese departments, so i cannot judge the level of expertese.
from the accession records, these were aquired in 1966 by the museum.

Mark · 9th July 2006, 12:51 AM

1966? Interesting. I wonder how much of the original temple is still there? Another item on my list of things to go see if I ever can get to Myanmar.

The V&A (and Leeds) are definitely places I need to visit, and their curators are people to whom I need to ingratiate myself.

Thanks for the further info.

8th July 2006, 06:07 PM	#1
B.I Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 485	hi mark, yes, i did take the images and the pieces are in the victoria and albert museum. i do know the 'india' people there, but have no idea who oversees the tibetan or burmese departments, so i cannot judge the level of expertese. from the accession records, these were aquired in 1966 by the museum.

9th July 2006, 12:51 AM	#2
Mark Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 987	1966? Interesting. I wonder how much of the original temple is still there? Another item on my list of things to go see if I ever can get to Myanmar. The V&A (and Leeds) are definitely places I need to visit, and their curators are people to whom I need to ingratiate myself. Thanks for the further info.