statue of goddess 'Amba Mata'; soft stone, carved; 25.5 cm length.; 17 cm width
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund
Collection place:
Jaipur district, Rajasthan, India
Verbatim coll. place:
India, [handwritten on card: Rajasthan], Jaipur
Culture or time period:
Indian
Collector:
Renaldo "Ronald" Maduro
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Statues
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
November 11, 1970
Context of use:
represents Durga as Ambamata riding a lion and armed with some of the weapons with which she is usually associated. ? presumably for worship.