On Weds 29 and Thurs 30 March, the Butterfly House, Animal Walk, Bandstand Terrace, and Horniman Drive gates and path will be closed for resurfacing works. Blue Badge parking is closed all week. Please follow signs on site.
We strongly advise visitors to book tickets in advance to avoid queuing, due to reduced till points at the Ticket Desk.
A brass figure of a goddess from India. It is a removable figure, sitting cross-legged on a cushion holding a pole. Her face is hard to distinguish. The figure sits on a plinth. It can be removed from a square base that stands on four legs. In the centre of this base is a circular shape where the goddess sits. At the front of this base sits a dog. People are engraved on the back and front of the base. At the centre back of the base is a snake rising upwards.
These objects are only a part of our collections, of which there are more than 350,000 objects. This information comes from our collections database. Some of this is incomplete and there may be errors. This part of the website is also still under construction, so there may be some fields repeated or incorrectly formatted information.
The database sometimes uses language taken from historical documents to help research, which may now appear outdated and even offensive. The database also includes information on objects that are considered secret or sacred by some communities.
If you have any further information about objects in our collections or can suggest corrections to our information, please contact us: enquiry@horniman.ac.uk
