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figure

human history
  • Other Name

    statuette (ethnology card & register)

    Krishna (ethnology card & register)

  • Description

    [Brass] figure of deity [Ganesha]. Figure has an elephant head with bent trunk and small tusk details. The figure is wearing a tall hat with engraved lines across it. Two of figure's arms face forwards, and two are bent upwards. Figure is seated on rectangular shaped plinth and has a large circular halo behind it. Halo has bands of engraved design and a zigzag outline. Back of halo is undecorated but has visible filing scratch marks. Some detail on back of figure.

  • Place
    India
  • Accession Date
    1891
  • Other Id

    11306 (ethnology)

  • Department

    World

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