Vithoba
Figure
1800-1850
1800-1850
| Place of origin |
Vithoba in his usual pose with his hands on hip hips holding both a chakra on his right wrist as well as the usual conch in his left hand. The incised square base consistent with south India stylistically but with a flat round plinth with incised beading on its edge found on images from the Deccan may indicate a provenance either from the northern part of Tamil Nadu or the southern Deccan.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Title | Vithoba (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Copper alloy casting, copper colour |
| Brief description | Vishnu in the form of Vithoba; sculpture, copper alloy, cast, South India or Deccan, 1800-1850 |
| Physical description | Vithoba in his usual pose with his hands on hip hips holding both a chakra on his right wrist as well as the usual conch in his left hand. The incised square base consistent with south India stylistically but with a flat round plinth with incised beading on its edge found on images from the Deccan may indicate a provenance either from the northern part of Tamil Nadu or the southern Deccan. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs A.M. Crawley-Boevey |
| Object history | Given by Mrs Crawley-Boevey, widow of Arthur William Crawley-Boevey (1845-1913). His collection of Indian artefacts, of which 83 objects were donated to the Museum, was made while he was serving as Senior Collector and Magistrate in the Bombay Civil Service in the District of Dharwar, in the former Bombay Presidency, 1891-92. Since Independence Dharwar has been known as Dharwad and is in the State of Karnataka. Mr Crawley-Boevey was talukdari settlement officer for Gujarat in 1879. Given by Mrs A.M. Crawley-Boevey, 24 Sloane Court, London, S.W. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Museum records (Asia Department registers and/or Central Inventory) as part of a 2023 provenance research project. RP 1914-1850M |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IM.41-1914 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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