Plaque
19th century (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
An amuletic plaque designed to be worn on the person or hung in a house. Though Durga is a Hindu Goddess popular in Nepal the Tibetan mantra on the reverse shows that this was owned by a Tibetan who may have regarded the Goddess as a form of a Buddhist female deity such as Palden Lhamo.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Carve ivory |
| Brief description | Mahishasura Mardini; Sculpture, ivory, carved, Nepal |
| Physical description | Rectangular ivory plaque with front face carved with a representation of Durga Mahishasuramardini, right foot on an elephant, left on the demon Mahish. Encircled in band of silver top and botton and with two lugs for suspension near the top on each side. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Om ah hum hri hri Note In Tibetan U chen lettering. |
| Summary | An amuletic plaque designed to be worn on the person or hung in a house. Though Durga is a Hindu Goddess popular in Nepal the Tibetan mantra on the reverse shows that this was owned by a Tibetan who may have regarded the Goddess as a form of a Buddhist female deity such as Palden Lhamo. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IM.125-1929 |
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| Record created | January 3, 2008 |
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