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Start Over Object name Vessel Object class Vessels (containers) Accession number Acc.2910
Hearst Museum object titled Vessel, accession number 9-12916, described as Cast bronze vessel with a spout, a hinged lid with a peacock finial (broken tail); cast grass. Native name and meaning: "varhi" a vessel for ghee. Used by Hindu's for pouring ghee, either in religious or domestic contexts. A saying in Gujerati "ghee varhi ma thi pissar_ju {partially illegible} or "ghee flowed from a varhi", signified lavish entertainment, because the ghee is poured without lifting the spout between place-settings. In its household context, this vessel is used for storing and pouring ghee. A vessel of this type is used in the worship of Vishnu by followers of Vallabhacharya, the founder of the Pushti Marg cult, who believe that the deity drinks water from it in their absence. Height approximately 16 cm. (including the finial).
Hearst Museum object titled Vessel, accession number 9-11858, described as Vessel; tinned copper cooking vessel; hammered; squat shape.
Hearst Museum object titled Vessel, accession number 9-11833, described as Vessel; copper water vessel with U-shaped handle above; spout is in shape of bulls’ head; vessel is oblong. Bull on spout indicates user would be a devotee of Shiva.
Hearst Museum object titled Vessel, accession number 9-11834, described as Vessel; ritual water vessel; cylindrical brass vessel with incised crosshatching in center; flanged lip.
Hearst Museum object titled Vessel, accession number 9-12863a, described as Vessel with turned mouth; height: 13.5 cm.

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