plaque, ceramic, represents hand, eyes (in relief) bounding sun and moon; painted brown, orange, yellow, green, blue, and black; 27.3 cm h.; 18.5 cm w.;
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund
Collection place:
Molela village, Rajsamand, Rajasthan, India
Verbatim coll. place:
India, Rajasthan, Molela
Collector:
Renaldo "Ronald" Maduro
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Clay
Person depicted:
Krishna (Hindu deity)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Plaques (flat objects)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
November 11, 1970
Context of use:
placed in shrine for daily worship. represents the hand of Lord Krishna in the posture of blessing. when more than one deity is enshrined, an 'inta' is embedded on either side of a larger plaque, functioning as a respectful punctuation mark. Cf. 9-10898 for 'inta' w/ same significance.
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
height 27.3 centimeters and width 18.5 centimeters
Loans:
S2006-2007 #3a: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco (January 11, 2007–April 30, 2007)