Amulet in the Shape of a Club
Asian Art
MEDIUM
Stone
DIMENSIONS
1 7/8 x 3/4 in. (4.8 x 1.9 cm)
ACCESSION NUMBER
2021.1.116
CREDIT LINE
Bequest of Dr. Samuel Eilenberg
PROVENANCE
Prior to 1998, provenance not yet documented; by 1998, acquired by Samuel Eilenberg of New York; 1998, bequeathed by Samuel Eilenberg to the Brooklyn Museum; April 6, 2021, accessioned by the Brooklyn Museum.
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CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Oblong, oval gray stone, larger at one rounded end, with a tenon at the opposite end where it may have been inserted into a mortise. Likely a miniature lingam, the phallic emblem of Shiva, which would have been slotted into a yoni-shaped altar.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
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