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Danteswari Devi

Indian Museum, Kolkata

Indian Museum, Kolkata
Kolkata, India

Masks and effigies; Figure of Danteswari Devi, made of brass. The figure of a female deity is in a swing, riding on an elephant. There is a designed conical crown on the top of the howdah which rests on four poles. The poles are present at four corners of a seat on the back of the elephant. A figure of a man who drives the elephant sits on the head of the elephant (in front of the howdah). The body of the elephant is designed and four wheels are attached to four legs.

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  • Title: Danteswari Devi
  • Location: Indian Museum, Kolkata
  • Physical Dimensions: Height: 43 cm; Width: 13 cm; Thickness: 21 cm
  • Provenance: Baster, Madhya Pradesh, India.
  • Type: Sculpture
Indian Museum, Kolkata

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