Trident finial

Museum number:
9-5813
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2405 and Acc.374
Description:
Trident finial; silver-washed brass; standing figure with 3-pronged object supported by his head and hands; length 21.6 cm.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst and University Art Museum (UC Berkeley)
Collection place:
India
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
1909 and 1968
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Trident finial, accession number 9-5813, described as Trident finial; silver-washed brass; standing figure with 3-pronged object supported by his head and hands; length 21.6 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Trident finial, accession number 9-5813, described as Trident finial; silver-washed brass; standing figure with 3-pronged object supported by his head and hands; length 21.6 cm.

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