Rama
Figure
1775-1850 (made)
1775-1850 (made)
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| Place of origin |
A tiny figure of Rama or one of his brothers in the usual slightly flexed abhanga pose with both arms raised to hold a bow and arrow which are missing. The figure wears a long garland round his neck down to his knees and stands on a plain round pedestal on a square base. The object shows substantial wear from its devotional use in puja.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Rama (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Copper alloy casting |
| Brief description | Rama or one of his brothers, copper alloy, South India, 1775-1820 |
| Physical description | A tiny figure of Rama or one of his brothers in the usual slightly flexed abhanga pose with both arms raised to hold a bow and arrow which are missing. The figure wears a long garland round his neck down to his knees and stands on a plain round pedestal on a square base. The object shows substantial wear from its devotional use in puja. |
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| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum to the South Kensington Museum (now V&A) in 1879. The India Museum slip book entry (number 465) states that it was received from 'Col. MacKenzie'. Colonel Colin McKenzie was a British antiquarian whose survey of the Deccan was completed in 1806. He died in Calcutta in 1821. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Other number | 465 - India Museum Slip Book |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 533(IS) |
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| Record created | November 20, 2008 |
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