Calendar
- Museum number:
- 9-11430
- Permalink:
- ark:/21549/hm21090011430
- Alternate number:
- ICS-1 (original number)
- Accession number:
- Acc.2697
- Description:
- calendar, year 1968; depicts the god 'Vishnu' and his consort 'Lakshmi' seated on the 7-headed cosmic serpent; haloes around both figures; 'Vishnu's' attributes: conch ('chank'), wheel ('chakra'), & scepter ('gadha'); 'Lakshmi's ' attributes: lotus ('padma'), feathers, and the stream of coins pouring from her hand (she is goddess of wealth, among other things) 65 cm. length; 35.5 cm. width; Role of trade - promotes Agra Trade Corporation
- Donor:
- Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund and Richard Lerner
- Collection place:
- Uttar Pradesh, India
- Verbatim coll. place:
- India, Uttar Pradesh, Agra dist.
- Collector:
- Richard Lerner
- Collection date:
- January 15, 1970
- Materials:
- Metal (metal band at top) and Paper (fiber product) (calendar printed on paper)
- Person depicted:
- Vishnu (Hindu deity)
- Object type:
- ethnography
- Object class:
- Calendars (documents)
- Function:
- 7.1 Writing and Records (including religious texts)
- Accession date:
- 1970
- Context of use:
- used as calendar
- Department:
- Asia (except western Russia)
- Dimensions:
- length 65 centimeters and width 35.5 centimeters
- Legacy documentation:
-