Lingam incorporating head of Hindu god Siva

Made:: 1801-1900 in India

Brass lingam, incorporating a head of the hindu god Siva

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Brass lingam, incorporating a head of the hindu god Siva
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Brass lingam, incorporating a head of the hindu god Siva, Indian, 1801-1900

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Category:: Asian Medicine

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A154439

Materials:: complete and brass

Measurements:: overall: 180 mm x 75 mm x 75 mm,

type:: lingam

credit:: Foster

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