Amulet

29-221-104

From: India | Rajasthan | Phulera

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 29-221-104
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Hindu
Provenience India | Rajasthan | Phulera
Section Asian
Materials Copper
Iconography Hanumanji | Hanuman
Description

Amulet in the shape of a yoni leaf. Hanuman is in the center with a mace (gada). Bands of diagonal stripes and small circles in border. Amulets like these are known by many names including madaliya and patri.

Length 3.5 cm
Width 4 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 104 - Sommerville Number | 985 - Sommerville Number

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