Plaque
Plaque
1750-1825 (made)
1750-1825 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
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.
Object details
| Object type | |
| 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. |
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| Object history | Purchased from Mrs. L.S. Bradley, 53 Drayton Gardens, London S.W.10. |
| Production | Madras, Deccan, South India |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IM.143-1924 |
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| Record created | October 9, 2003 |
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