- Object name(s):
- Sectarian stamp
- Brief description:
- Brass sectarial stamp representing 'chakra' or discus normally applied to imprint auspicious symbols on the bodies of the devotees using either sandalwood paste or 'gopichandan', a chalky clay paste. 'Chakra' is an attribute of Vishnu. The followers of Chaitanya imprint invocations to Vishnu and other auspicious symbols on their bodies as a part of their daily rituals.
- Collection:
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Content - concept:
- Hinduism
- Current reproduction location:
- https://framemark.vam.ac.uk/collections/2020MR5686/full/!100,100/0/default.jpg
- Location type:
- Thumbnail
- Dimension:
- Diameter
- Dimension measurement unit:
- cm
- Dimension value:
- 4.7
- Material:
- Brass
- Object history note:
- An anonymus gift
- Object name:
- Sectarian stamp
- Object number:
- IS.73D-1957
- Object production date:
- ca. 19th century
- Date - association:
- made
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1795-01-01
- Date - latest:
- 1904-12-31
- Object production person:
- unknown
- Object production place:
- Nadia District
- Place association:
- made
- Place note:
- probably
- Physical description:
- Brass sectarial stamp representing 'chakra' or discus normally applied to imprint auspicious symbols on the bodies of the devotees using either sandalwood paste or 'gopichandan', a chalky clay paste. 'Chakra' is an attribute of Vishnu. The followers of Chaitanya imprint invocations to Vishnu and other auspicious symbols on their bodies as a part of their daily rituals.
- Reproduction number:
- 2020MR5686
- Reproduction number:
- 2020MR5685
- Responsible department/section:
- SSEA
- Technique:
- casting
- Technique:
- Cast brass
- 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.62
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Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
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