Figure of goddess Maddi Ramamma

Made:
1880-1920 in India
maker:
Unknown

Small cast brass figure of deity, robed in archway of leaves supposed to be Maddi Ramamma, goddess of smallpox, Indian, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A301748
Materials:
brass
Measurements:
overall: 30 mm x 21 mm x 6 mm,
type:
amulet
credit:
Church Missionary Society

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