A brass figure, India, Himachal Pradesh, 7th century, showing the goddess Lakshmi. The Metropolitan Museum's own title names her directly. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession 2014.60, Asian Art department.
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Subject Matter
Devotional FunctionSmall bronze and brass images of this scale from Himachal Pradesh's early Vaishnava metalworking tradition were typically cast as portable icons for private household or smaller-shrine worship, rather than as the fixed cult image of a major temple's inner sanctum, letting a family or a modest local shrine maintain its own accessible image of the goddess. 1 Physical Form
MediumBrass figure, India (Himachal Pradesh), 7th century, Metropolitan Museum of Art 2014.60 1 Medium (class) Connections
Associated With
This source names Lakshmi directly: "7th century, showing the goddess Lakshmi."
Source "Lakshmi, Goddess of Prosperity," accession 2014.60 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Belongs to Tradition
Source "Lakshmi, Goddess of Prosperity," accession 2014.60 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Depicts
The Metropolitan Museum's own title, "Lakshmi, Goddess of Prosperity," names the goddess outright, with no qualifying question mark.
Source "Lakshmi, Goddess of Prosperity," accession 2014.60 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Originated In
India, Regions Source "Lakshmi, Goddess of Prosperity," accession 2014.60 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Sources
1. "Lakshmi, Goddess of Prosperity," accession 2014.60 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Metropolitan Museum of Artaccession 2014.60
Culture: India (Himachal Pradesh). Medium: Brass. Credit Line: Purchase, Brooke Russell Astor Bequest, Robert and Bobbie Falk Philanthropic Fund Gift, Seymour Fund, Josephine Lois Berger-Nadler Endowment Fund, Elizabeth M. Riley Bequest, in memory of Jean Mailey, funds from various donors; and David E. Stutzman and John D. Lamb, Shelby White, and Jeff Soref Gifts, 2014.
catalogue record, medium/object-type description
A brass figure, India, Himachal Pradesh, 7th century, showing the goddess Lakshmi.
Originated In: India, Collection record: culture, country and region fields
India (Himachal Pradesh)
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