sprinkler, rosewater; silver, some chased, some gilded; urnlike bowl with narrow cylindrical stem, tapering, which culminates in blossom at top, with holes for water; floral motif on bowl and base; leafy motif on stem; 4 sections screw together; for sprinkling rosewater, possibly in domestic rituals; more likely religious
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund
Collection place:
India
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies