Re: REQUEST : Hindu goddesses again

Posted By robert young (ryoung@oeb.harvard.edu)
Thu, 18 Sep 1997 12:35:36 -0400

> > If a British family living in Bombay during WWII were to bring an
> > enamelled Hindu goddess figurine back home to England at the end of
the war, > > which goddess might that most likely be?

> > This is impossible to determine with certainty, but I'd be interested
> > in your educated guesses.

> You're asking us to make wild guesses. Does the Goddess figurine
>
> 1. sit on a swan/peacock/lotus/bull/lion?
> 2. hold a musical instrument/lotus/goad/noose/conch/shell?
> 3. wear a white/red/yellow sari?
> 4. have two/four/multiple arms?
>
> Without such identification marks, it is impossible to say.

Sorry to say that I don't know which identification marks it had. I
suppose what I'm asking is: what were the most common mass-produced
enamelled Hindu goddess figurines in India in the '40s. Even if there were
dozens of different kinds, I hope that it's not unreasonable to think that
some were more prevalent than others.

ryoung@oeb.harvard.edu

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