Five Indian Grain measures from Balasore in Orissa State of Eastern Bengal. 18th century, made of hard black wood, bowl shape, heavily mounted in ornamental brasswork. International diameters at rims:- 1.6"; 2.2"; 2.9"; 3.5"; 4.3" Five Indian Grain measures from Balasore 1700-1799
Shallow brass dish with engraving of Lord Vishnu’s footprint (Vishnupada), related to a collection of sectarian body stamps and two engraved brass plaques, potentially yantras, from India, potentially Bengal, 1801-1900 Shallow brass dish with engraving of Lord Vishnu’s footprint, India, 1801-1900 1801-1900
Open lamp used by natives in the collieries of Giridih Bengal, early twentieth-century Open lamp used by natives in the collieries of Giridih Bengal 1900-1940
Brass plaque, possibly a yantra, with engravings, related to a collection of sectarian body stamps and a shallow brass dish with engraving of Lord Vishnu’s footprint (Vishnupada), from India, potentially Bengal, 1801-1900 Brass plaque with engravings, India, 1801-1900 1801-1900
Gilt Hindu shrine with papier mache figures, the goddess Durga slaying the demon Mahisa, 4 attendants, probably Bengali, 1801-1900 Shrine with figures of goddess Durga slaying demon Mahisa 1801-1900
Silver gelatin copy print made ca.1970s. Photograph by Sir Cecil Beaton of a Bengali street scene. Bengali village scene 1944
Brass plaque, possibly a yantra, with engravings, related to a collection of sectarian body stamps and a shallow brass dish with engraving of Lord Vishnu’s footprint (Vishnupada), from India, potentially Bengal, 1801-1900 Brass plaque with engravings, India, 1801-1900 1801-1900