Kamandalu water vessel

India / South Asia Collection

Accession Nr.: 51.70
Type: bronze, lead, gold and silver; object for daily use
Date of production:
19th-20th c.
Colonial period
Place of production:
Materials: brass
Techniques: engraved
Dimensions: height: 25cm
width: 14 cm
Kamandalu, the water bowl with a handle, belongs to the holy people in India. The present object is presumably a copy of an old water vessel. On the body of the pot, Vaisnava mythological figures: Ravan, Rama, Sita, Hanuman, Laksman are visible. At the bottom of the bowl is an inscription.