plaque
- Museum number
- 1984,0716.1
- Description
-
Plaque of Hanuman, depicted here as Vira-Hanuman, the heroic and wild god battling with demons. Made of stone (black).
- Production date
- 18thC-19thC
- Dimensions
-
Height: 38 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- Blurton 1992:
The monkey-headed deity Hanuman may be shown either as the meek devotee of Rama or, as here, as Vira-Hanuman, the heroic and wild god battling with demons. The latter is probably more closely connected to his origins, before his cult was subsumed into the Vaishnava fold.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1984
- Department
- Asia
- Registration number
- 1984,0716.1