Amulet
29-221-101
From: India | Rajasthan | Jaipur
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 29-221-101 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Asian |
| Provenience | India | Rajasthan | Jaipur |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Silver |
| Technique | Embossed |
| Iconography | Saptra Matrikas | Seven Sisters | Bhaironji |
| Description | Square pendant with eight embossed figures. "Silver Hindu talisman from Jeypore Raj India. Eight companions of the gods." Probably the Saptra Matrikas, seven mothers, with a guardian or the seven virgin sisters with their brother, Bhaironji. Amulets like these are known by many names including madaliya and patri. |
| Height | 5 cm |
| Width | 5 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 101 - Sommerville Number | 1008 old - Sommerville Number |
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