- Title:
- Lakshmi-sara (Ritual pot-cover)
- Object name(s):
- Ritual pot-cover
- Brief description:
- 'Lakshmi-sara is derived from a circular terracotta pot cover, normally used as a domestic utensil, by painting figures and other decorations on its convex surface. On this object the goddess Lakshmi is depicted seated above her vehicle, the owl and surrounded by her attendants. A ritual earthen pot containing offerings is shown in front of her. Lotus petals forming the border connect the goddess, otherwise known as 'Kamala', with the plant. This ritual object is used in the celebration of Lakshmi, the Goddess of Wealth and Fortune, on 'Kojagari Purnima', the autumnal full moon night following the Durga Puja festival. The 'sara' is placed with other offerings during the worship and subsequently it is hung up as good omen.
- Collection:
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Associated concept:
- Folk Art
- Content - concept:
- Hinduism
- Current reproduction location:
- https://framemark.vam.ac.uk/collections/2021MW4882/full/!100,100/0/default.jpg
- Location type:
- Thumbnail
- Dimension:
- Diameter
- Dimension measurement unit:
- cm
- Dimension value:
- 25.1
- Material:
- terracotta
- Material:
- paint
- Object history note:
- A gift received from Mr J.C. Irwin
- Object name:
- Ritual pot-cover
- Object number:
- IS.101-1952
- Object production date:
- ca.1943
- Date - association:
- Made
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1938-01-01
- Date - latest:
- 1947-12-31
- Object production person:
- Unknown
- Object production place:
- Dhaka (national division)
- Place association:
- Made
- Physical description:
- 'Lakshmi-sara is derived from a circular terracotta pot cover, normally used as a domestic utensil, by painting figures and other decorations on its convex surface. On this object the goddess Lakshmi is depicted seated above her vehicle, the owl and surrounded by her attendants. A ritual earthen pot containing offerings is shown in front of her. Lotus petals forming the border connect the goddess, otherwise known as 'Kamala', with the plant. This ritual object is used in the celebration of Lakshmi, the Goddess of Wealth and Fortune, on 'Kojagari Purnima', the autumnal full moon night following the Durga Puja festival. The 'sara' is placed with other offerings during the worship and subsequently it is hung up as good omen.
- Reproduction number:
- 2021MW4882
- Responsible department/section:
- SSEA
- Technique:
- fired
- Technique:
- Painted terracotta
- Text reason:
- Collections online record
- User's reference:
- Reference:
- Arts of Bengal : the heritage of Bangladesh and eastern India : an exhibition organized by the Whitechapel Art Gallery in collaboration with the Victoria and Albert Museum : 9 November-30 December 1979, Whitechapel Art Gallery ..., 12 January-17 February 1980, Manchester City Art Gallery ... . [London]: Whitechapel Art Gallery, [1979] Number: 085488047X (pbk.) :
- User's reference:
- Reference details:
- p.61
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/bf6742b8-7575-3c54-8c89-ae3e3fe8a06c
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/bf6742b8-7575-3c54-8c89-ae3e3fe8a06c, Victoria and Albert Museum, CC BY-NC
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