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Soapstone figure of Mangala, or Marsfront

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  • Soapstone figure of Mangala, or Mars (side)
  • Soapstone figure of Mangala, or Mars (side)
  • Soapstone figure of Mangala, or Mars (side)
  • Soapstone figure of Mangala, or Mars (side)
  • Soapstone figure of Mangala, or Mars (back)
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Soapstone figure of Mangala, or Mars

  • Description

    Jaipur craftsmen produced brightly painted soapstone (alabaster) images of Hindu and Jain deities in great numbers in the late nineteenth century. This is one of eight planetary deities belonging to a large group of similar images presented by the Maharaja of Jaipur in the 1880s.

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    Associated place
    Asia › India › west India › Rajasthan › Jaipur (place of creation)
    Date
    1880 - 1885
    Material and technique
    soapstone or alabaster, with carved decoration, and painted with colours and gold
    Dimensions
    22.8 x 14 x 6.8 cm max. (height x width x depth)
    Material index
    inorganic › stone › talc › steatite,
    inorganic › mineral › talc › steatite,
    inorganic › mineral,
    inorganic › stone,
    processed material › metal
    Technique index
    formed
    Object type index
    sculpture › figure
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Presented by the Maharaja of Jaipur.
    Accession no.
    EAX.2524

Location

    • First floor | Room 33 | Mughal India

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