panel (ritual & belief: representations)

Carved panel from festival chariot, in which a number of figures appear. From left to right are: a crowned figure apparently blowing a musical instrument; a figure of Shiva with a conch and cobras, flanked by two makara and with his foot resting on a lion; a parrot; a seated male deity with a standing female figure to each side; a parrot; a figure of Shiva with a conch and cobras, flanked by two makara and with his foot resting on a lion; and a crowned figure apparently blowing a musical instrument. The figures are therefore symmetrical, with the deity at the centre.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
31.7.61/3a
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 335 mm x 70 mm x 1095 mm; overall: 69.85 x 1092.2 x 336.55 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
wood
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
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