Figurine

Museum number:
9-10999
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
313 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2696
Description:
Religious image of goddess Lakshmi, goddess of wealth seated on her vehicle, the owl; brass alloy; 10.5 cm. height; 6 cm width
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund
Collection place:
Uttar Pradesh, India
Verbatim coll. place:
India, Uttar Pradesh, Benares
Culture or time period:
Indian
Collector:
Renaldo "Ronald" Maduro
Collection date:
January 1970
Materials:
Brass (alloy)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines
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:
Worshiped daily by men and women of all castes, especially traders; Made by men.
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
height 10.5 centimeters and width 6 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 9-10999, described as Religious image of goddess Lakshmi, goddess of wealth seated on her vehicle, the owl; brass alloy; 10.5 cm. height; 6 cm width
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 9-10999, described as Religious image of goddess Lakshmi, goddess of wealth seated on her vehicle, the owl; brass alloy; 10.5 cm. height; 6 cm width

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