figure
- Museum number
- As.72
- Description
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Kneeling figure of the earth goddess, Wathundaye (Vasundhara), wringing out her hair. The longyi (skirt-cloth) and breast cloth were once highly decorated with a red, green and gold patterning, in lacquer. Set on a sloping base, the figure is carved fully in the round, with the soles of the feet visible behind. The face is gilded, and the lips and hairline are defined in red, she wears ear plugs and a simple necklace. Made of carved wood.
- Production date
- 18thC (?)
- Dimensions
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Height: 30.20 centimetres
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Width: 12 centimetres (goddess facing viewer)
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Depth: 13 centimetres (goddess facing viewer)
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- Original Merlin description: Kneeling deity figure ("earth goddess"), smiling and holding long plait of hair in both hands) made of wood.
- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
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Exhibited:
2014 2 Oct – 2015 11 Jan, London, BM, Pilgrims, healers and wizards: Buddhism and religious practices in Burma and Thailand.
- Condition
- Form intact, most lacquer lost
- Acquisition notes
- Purchased by John Bridge at the Stuart sale at Christie's in June, 1830. The collection was given to the British Museum in 1872 by Mrs John Bridge and his nieces, Miss Fanny Bridge and Mrs Edgar Baker, on the death that year of George Bridge, brother of John Bridge.
In original record ascribed to Christy Collection but now believed to be Bridge Collection.
- Department
- Asia
- Registration number
- As.72
- Additional IDs
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CDMS number: As186?C1.72 (old CDMS no., possibly in error)
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CDMS number: As1872D16.211 (old CDMS no., ref. to Asia No Number Slip)
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Miscellaneous number: As,N/N.211 (Slip also given this number)