Accession No

1930.1430.2


Description

Copper alloy figure of a male Hindu deity


Place

Asia; South Asia; India


Period


Source

Lechmere-Oertel, Frederick Oscar [collector and donor]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

1930.1430.2; MAA: 1993.101 [MAA Lab. No.]


Cultural Affliation


Material

Metal; Copper Alloy; ?Brass


Local Term


Measurements

33mm x 69mm x 19mm


Events

Context (Field collection)
Collected by: Lechmere-Oertel.F.O
Event Date
Author: ashleigh griffin


Context (Related Documents)
Card Catalogue reads: 'Six brass deity figures. ?Penates'.
Event Date 1930
Author: ashleigh griffin


Context (Analysis)
Taken for conservation in November 1995 (lab. no. 1993.101) and returned to store in May 1995.
Event Date 13/5/1995
Author: ashleigh griffin


Context (Amendments / updates)
Allocated .1-.6 on 15 12 2015 for purposes of documentation (recording dimensions and photographing).
Event Date 15/12/2015
Author: ashleigh griffin


Description (Physical description)
Cast copper alloy figure of a male Hindu deity. The figure is stood with his legs together on top of a square base. The hands of the figure are placed firmly on the hips, with the belly protruding over the belt he is wearing. He wears a long necklace around his neck and has perforations in the ears for earrings.
Event Date 1/10/2018
Author: ashleigh griffin


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