Hindu votive offering

Made:
2014 in Madurai
SMG00257269 Hindu votive offering, plaque embossed with human figure Hindu votive offering, plaque embossed with human figure
SMG00257269 Hindu votive offering, plaque embossed with human figure Hindu votive offering, plaque embossed with human figure

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SMG00257269
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Hindu votive offering, plaque embossed with human figure
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Hindu votive offering, plaque embossed with human figure
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Hindu votive offering, plaque embossed with human figure, unknown maker, Madurai, India, 2014.

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Object Number:
2018-505
Materials:
metal
type:
votive offering
credit:
Donated by Wellcome Collection

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