cambu; vessel

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Object Type: cambu; vessel
Museum number: 1991,0814.2
Description: Cambu for carrying Ganga water. With four bands of engraved decoration; the main row portrays (clockwise) Matsya, Kūrma, Varaha, Narahsiṁha, Vāmana, Paraśurāma, Surya, Kṛṣṇa, Jagannatha, Kalki, Gaṇeśa and Śiva. Made of cast and engraved brass and copper (Ganga-Yamuna decorative technique).
Production date: 19thC(late)
Production place: Attributed at: Varanasi (town) (?)
Findspot: Found/Acquired: Varanasi (town)
Materials: brass; copper
Technique: cast; engraved
Dimensions: Diameter: 14.50 centimetres; Height: 14 centimetres
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Location: Not on display
Subjects: hinduism; south and south east asian myth/legend
Associated names: Representation of: Matsya; Representation of: Kūrma; Representation of: Varāha; Representation of: Narasiṁha; Representation of: Vāmana; Representation of: Paraśurāma; Representation of: Sūrya; Representation of: Kṛṣṇa; Representation of: Kalki; Representation of: Gaṇeśa; Representation of: Śiva (Shiva)
Acquisition name: Donated by: Simon Digby
Previous owner: Previous owner/ex-collection: Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt-Rivers
Acquisition date: 1991
Department: Asia
Registration number: 1991,0814.2
Conservation: Treatment: 16 May 1996

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