Brass statuette of Lakshmi, 1800 CE - 1900 CE
Brass
height 44 cm
height 17 3/8 in
height 17 3/8 in
MS.496
Cast brass statuette of Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of abundance and wealth. Such figurines of the goddess holding shallow basins are called Deepams and these basins are used to be...
Cast brass statuette of Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of abundance and wealth. Such figurines of the goddess holding shallow basins are called Deepams and these basins are used to be filled with oil and through the means of a wick to be used as lamps.
Deepams are lit for all religious festivals and pujas.
Such statuettes when in pair are typically placed at entry ways or are flanking both sides of a home altar.
Deepams are lit for all religious festivals and pujas.
Such statuettes when in pair are typically placed at entry ways or are flanking both sides of a home altar.