Accession No
Z 20363.5
Description
Cast bronze figure of the Hindu deity Vishnu.
Place
Asia; South Asia; India
Period
Source
?Lechmere-Oertel, Frederick Oscar [collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 20363.5; 153
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper Alloy; ?Brass; ?Bronze
Local Term
Measurements
32mm x 51mm x 15mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Six small, metal objects: Two brass figures of Krishna as a child, lying on a fig leaf. Brass statuette of Ganesha. Small, bronze deity. Small, white metal deity. Piece of bronze, barely distinguishable as a crouching lion - probably a leg from a stand.
Event Date
Author: ashleigh griffin
Description (Physical description)
Z 20363.1 Krishna on a fig leaf
Z 20363.2 Krishna on a fig leaf
Z 20363.3 statuette of Ganesha
Z 20363.4 Piece of bronze, barely distinguishable as a crouching lion
Z 20363.5 Bronze figurine of Vishnu
Z 20363.6 White metal figure of ?Buddha
Event Date
Author: ashleigh griffin
Context (CMS Context)
Statue of Ganesha [Z 20363.3] taken for conservation by Celia Honeycombe, 1995.
Event Date 1/12/1995
Author: ashleigh griffin
Context (CMS Context)
.1 Krishna on a fig leaf: l. 6.8 x w. 3.6 x d. 1.5 cm; .2 Krishna on a fig leaf: l. 6.5 x w. 3.4 x d. 1.5 cm; .3 statuette of Ganesha: h. 4 x w. 2.5 x d. 1.4 cm; Piece of bronze, barely distinguishable as a crouching lion: H: 2.8 cm; W: 2 cm; D: 1.9 cm;
Event Date 9/12/2015
Author: ashleigh griffin
Context (CMS Context)
Other number, 43, as written in pencil on small paper label adhered to base of Z 20363.1 and Z 20363.2. The label is characteristic of those adhered to objects from the Frederick Oscar Lechmere-Oertel collection.
Event Date 27/4/2016
Author: ashleigh griffin
Context (Amendments / updates)
The figures Z 20363.1-.6 were originally all part of one record, but have now been split as they are all in different locations. See the individual records for updated images and locations for each object.
Event Date 24/9/2018
Author: ashleigh griffin
Description (Physical description)
Cast ?bronze figure, of the Hindu deity Vishnu. The figurine is standing with four arms, one of which is holding a conch shell and another, possibly, holds an axe. The figure has a coned, stepped head dress and long robes.
Event Date 24/9/2018
Author: ashleigh griffin
FM:281579
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