Pendant

CG2001-1-16

From: India | Rajasthan

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number CG2001-1-16
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Hindu
Provenience India | Rajasthan
Section Asian
Materials Silver | Wool
Iconography Ganesha | Lakshmi
Description

Square silver pendant , worn. Two eyes for a cord to pass through. Depicts Ganesha and Lakshmi with a leaf boarder around the scene. A crepe-twisted wool cord (8 S-spun, Z-twisted cords with a final Z-twist) passes thru the eyes. Amulets like these are known by many names including madaliya and patri.

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