Collection place: Maharashtra State, India / Donor: M. B. Ichaporia / Function: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Tray, accession number 9-12114, described as Ceremonial tray; Parsi; German silver, electroplated in silver; flat, circular bottom with slightly elliptical sides; owner’s initials in English on top center, donor’s father’s name in Gujerati on outer side, manufacturer’s trademark on bottom; used in religious and quasi-religious ceremonies to hold ceremonial objects or ritual and symbolic foods. As with many Zoroastrian/Parsa ceremonial objects, it has a counterpart in common domestic use.