Production
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when
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19th century
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Goddess Gajalakshmi
The goddess Gajalakshmi sits in lotus position on a lotus throne in a pond. She is holding lotus buds in her hands, a prayer ring and a bael fruit. Jewellery, crown, parasol and servants with flywhisks identify her as a princess. Gajalakshmi is a manifestation of the Hindu goddess of luck, Shri (Lakshmi), wife of Vishnu. She is the goddess of prosperity, beauty and harmony, fertility and vegetation and protector of married women.
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Cataloguing data
- Object type
- Plastik
- Dimensions
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Width: 220.0 mm
Height: 270.0 mm
Depth: 50.0 mm - Material/Technique
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Colourant, Marble, Plastic
- Current location
- Museum Natur und Mensch
- Inventory number
- IV/0943
Provenance and sources
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Production
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Change of legal title:
Purchase-
when
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1911
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Change of physical control or legal title
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where
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India (location/origin)Jaipur (location/origin)
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who
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Josef Mayer - Collectors
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Assignment to a curated holding:
South East Asia
- Provenance
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Rudolf
Mayer acquired the property in India, where he worked from around 1865 to 1878 in a
construction company in Allahabad. How he came into possession of the
property is unknown.
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- CC0 1.0 DEED
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