Manasa ghat (terracotta ritual pot)
Pot
c.1978 (Made)
c.1978 (Made)
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The hemispherical pot bears an arched superstructure of coiled discs and stands on a conical pedestal. The ends of the arch support cobras whose heads rise towards a third cobra which is emerging from inside the pot.
Object details
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| Title | Manasa ghat (terracotta ritual pot) (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Painted terracotta |
| Brief description | Ritual pot decorated with cobras, terracotta with varnished black slip, Bankura, West Bengal, .c1978 |
| Physical description | The hemispherical pot bears an arched superstructure of coiled discs and stands on a conical pedestal. The ends of the arch support cobras whose heads rise towards a third cobra which is emerging from inside the pot. |
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| Object history | Purchased from Anthropos Gallery, London |
| Production | Collected from the village of Panchmura, Bankura District |
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| Accession number | IS.53-1979 |
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| Record created | November 26, 2004 |
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