DepartmentAsia
Ritual offering plate with hamsa (mythological bird) image
NamePlaque
Artist
Artist Not Recorded
Dateca 1950
Place madeINDIA, SOUTH ASIA, ASIA
Mediummetal
Dimensions15/16 in. (2.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of Miss Hester Gassett, A.1989.47.5
Object numberA.1989.47.5
DescriptionBrass-plated or brass-colored metal alloy, with raised relief design of rooster-like bird in center. Engraved circles around bird. Raised relief vertical lines around edge, with engraved designs on small rim.
19th century
Artist Not Recorded
