| Object Number |
29-128-1492 |
| Current Location |
Collections Storage |
| Culture |
Indian | Hindu |
| Provenience |
India | Jaipur |
| Section |
Asian |
| Materials |
Alabaster |
| Iconography |
Vishnu |
| Description |
Sommerville: Alabaster. The Hindu deity Matsya Avatar, with fish's tail. Hindu Deities, Case IIIII. |
| Length |
14 cm |
| Width |
9.4 cm |
| Credit Line |
Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number |
1492 - Sommerville Gem Number | 1778 - Sommerville Amulet/Talisman Number | 405 - Sommerville Number | 29-221-405 - Old Museum Number |
Current & Past Exhibitions
This object has never been on display.
Bibliography
| Sommerville, Maxwell. Manual Descriptive of a Collection of Talismans Engraved on Stones and Metals of Various Countries and Epochs, Illustrative of What Man has Worn for his Protection from Accident and Disease; Also, Ancient Gems, Babylonian Cylinders, Persian Seals, etc.. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, Department of Archaeology and Paleontology, 1889. See: Pg. 35, Fig. 1778 |
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| Sommerville, Maxwell. Engraved Gems: Their History and an Elaborate View of Their Place In Art. Maxwell Sommerville, 1889. See: p. 773, no. 1492 |
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