Accession No
1930.1430.5
Description
Copper alloy deity figure
Place
Asia; South Asia; India
Period
Source
Lechmere-Oertel, Frederick Oscar [collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1930.1430.5
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper Alloy; ?Brass
Local Term
Measurements
31mm x 81mm x 32mm
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 3/5/1995
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)
Copper alloy, probably brass, ?female deity figure. The figure is stood with the legs apart on top of a domed, square base. The hands are held out in front, bent at the elbow. The facial features and details have been worn away.
Event Date 2/10/2018
Author: ashleigh griffin
FM:281631
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