Antique Indian Temple Sculptural Votive Terracotta Clay Ceramic Tablet of Varaha
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Type: Relief Carved Sculpted Votive Clay Tablet / Brick
Material: Red Ceramic Clay Terracotta Pottery
Age: 1800s or older.
Origin/Maker: India
Size: 7" tall (17.78 cm), 5 1/2" wide (13.97 cm), 1 1/4" deep (3.175 cm)
Weight: 2 lbs 8.2 oz (1140 g)
Provenance: Ventura CA antique store
Collected: 2018
Condition: Item is used in fair condition commensurate with age, see photos. Top of the tablet is presumably missing, but the damage seems to be old because the presumably damaged bits are only slightly less dark than most of the rest. Chip to Varaha's ear. Chip to right of his top right hand.
Subject: Varaha (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varaha), an four armed avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu, in the form of a boar.
Location:
Antique Indian Temple Sculptural Votive Terracotta Clay Ceramic Tablet of Varaha
Type: Relief Carved Sculpted Votive Clay Tablet / Brick
Material: Red Ceramic Clay Terracotta Pottery
Age: 1800s or older.
Origin/Maker: India
Size: 7" tall (17.78 cm), 5 1/2" wide (13.97 cm), 1 1/4" deep (3.175 cm)
Weight: 2 lbs 8.2 oz (1140 g)
Provenance: Ventura CA antique store
Collected: 2018
Condition: Item is used in fair condition commensurate with age, see photos. Top of the tablet is presumably missing, but the damage seems to be old because the presumably damaged bits are only slightly less dark than most of the rest. Chip to Varaha's ear. Chip to right of his top right hand.
Subject: Varaha (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varaha), an four armed avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu, in the form of a boar.
Location:
Antique Indian Temple Sculptural Votive Terracotta Clay Ceramic Tablet of Varaha
