Vessel, libation

NameVessel, libation

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Dateca 1950

Place madeIndia, South Asia, Asia

Mediummetal

Dimensions6 × 6 7/16 in. (15.3 × 16.3 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of Miss Hester Gassett, A.1989.47.12

Object numberA.1989.47.12V

Collections

Asia

Description2 pieces: jar and lid. Brass-plated or brass alloy, engraved; cast, screw-on lid of Krishna's head (?) as finial. Wide, round body on plain pedestal flared foot; narrow neck. Figures of deities around broadest section, include Ganesha, the Jaganathadeities, Rama. Smaller engraved geometric designs around neck.