Lakshmi-sara (Ritual pot-cover)

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Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Dhaka (national division) (made)

This Lakshmi-sara depicts goddess Durga on a lion as her vehicle, destroying Mahishashura, the buffalo demon. Above the arcade is Shiva on a bull, his vehicle. Durga is surrounded by four attendants and below her is a female figure holding a plantain leaf and a sheaf of rice, representing the harvest.

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Categories	Folk Art Ceramics
Object type	Plaque
Title	Lakshmi-sara (Ritual pot-cover) (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Painted terracotta Terracotta Paint Fired
Brief description	Lakshmi-Sara; Sculpture, terracotta, painted, E Bengal, c1940
Physical description	This Lakshmi-sara depicts goddess Durga on a lion as her vehicle, destroying Mahishashura, the buffalo demon. Above the arcade is Shiva on a bull, his vehicle. Durga is surrounded by four attendants and below her is a female figure holding a plantain leaf and a sheaf of rice, representing the harvest.
Dimensions	Diameter: 29.1cm
Object history	A gift received from Mr J.C. Irwin.
Subject depicted	Hinduism
Bibliographic references	Ashton, Sir Leigh. The art of India and Pakistan, a commemorative catalogue of the exhibition held at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1947-8. London: Faber and Faber, [1950] p.83 Arts of Bengal : the heritage of Bangladesh and eastern India : an exhibition organized by the Whitechapel Art Gallery in collaboration with the Victoria and Albert Museum : 9 November-30 December 1979, Whitechapel Art Gallery ..., 12 January-17 February 1980, Manchester City Art Gallery ... . [London]: Whitechapel Art Gallery, [1979] Number: 085488047X (pbk.) : p.61
Collection	South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number	IS.102-1952

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Record created	December 17, 2004
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O107954/lakshmi-sara-ritual-pot-cover-plaque-unknown/

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