A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c16.s5.1

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The Badakshān silver patera, representing the triumph of Dionysus or Bacchus, now in the British Museum, was acquired in 1838 by Dr. Perceval Lord from Ātmarām of Kunduz, by whom it had been bought from the Mīrs of Badakshān, who claim the honour of descent from Alexander the Great. The dimensions are—diameter 8⅞ in., depth 1⅝ in., and thickness from 1/20 to ⅛ inch. The weight is 29 oz. 5 dwt. Troy (Plate LXXVI). Sir George Birdwood's careful description of the design may be quoted:—