Figure Item Number: Ef322 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Female figure standing on a lotus base. Arm on left hangs down with palm outward; arm on right bent at the elbow and protruding forward. Hand cupped in such a way as to suggest it may have held some object. Wears arm bands, bracelets, and necklaces. Earrings are round and flat with a circle design stamped on them. Skirt has incised lines indicating drapery. Casting sprue on breast on the right. Dark red brown residue over front.
History Of Use
Attendant figure and accessory to worship: probably an image of the goddess Lakshmi who would have carried a lamp (dipa), now missing.
Cultural Context
daily worship
Item History
- Made in India
- Collected between 1955 and 1973
- Owned by Victor Hardy before December 11, 1979
- Received from Victor Hardy (Donor) on December 11, 1979
What
- Name
- Figure
- Identification Number
- Ef322
- Type of Item
- figure
- Material
- brass metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- cast, incised and stamped
- Overall
- height 18.0 cm, width 7.0 cm, depth 5.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
- Previous Owner
- Victor Hardy
- Received from
- Victor Hardy (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- India
When
- Collection Date
- between 1955 and 1973
- Ownership Date
- before December 11, 1979
- Acquisition Date
- on December 11, 1979
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 105
- Accession Number
- 0580/0097