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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Deccan (made)

Circular votive plaque, with figure of the Monkey-god Hanuman. The plaque is wheel-like, and in the centre of it the Monkey-god strides over the body of the Rakshasa Kala-nemi, his right arm upraised behind him and the left carrying a branch of healing leaves. Above him is the figure of Garuda and the five-headed serpent Sesha. On the perimeter of the wheel are the two symbols of the god Vishnu, the disc and the Conch.

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Object type	Plaque
Title	Plaque (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Copper alloy, formerly covered with red pigment.
Brief description	Circular shrine plaque depicting Hanuman, copper alloy, Deccan, South India, 18th century.
Physical description	Circular votive plaque, with figure of the Monkey-god Hanuman. The plaque is wheel-like, and in the centre of it the Monkey-god strides over the body of the Rakshasa Kala-nemi, his right arm upraised behind him and the left carrying a branch of healing leaves. Above him is the figure of Garuda and the five-headed serpent Sesha. On the perimeter of the wheel are the two symbols of the god Vishnu, the disc and the Conch.
Dimensions	Height: 21cm Diameter: 6.75in Weight: 678g
Object history	Purchased from Mrs. L.S. Bradley, 53 Drayton Gardens, London S.W.10.
Production	Madras, Deccan, South India
Collection	South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number	IM.143-1924

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Record created	October 9, 2003
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O84738/plaque-plaque-unknown/

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