Collection

Model of a wandering ascetic

Made:: 1900-1924 in India

Painted plaster model of wandering ascetic with long hair and beard, clad only in genital covering, probably made in India, 1900-1924

Details

Category:: Asian Medicine

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A639180

Materials:: complete and plaster

Measurements:: overall: 290 mm 104 mm,

type:: model - representation

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