Mantupam
Category
Brassware
Date
1900
Materials
brass
Measurements
40 x 40 x 30 mm
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Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire
NT 107549.4
Summary
A brass figure of Nandi. He is a white bull and the animal form of the Hindu god Shiva. 'A carved sandalwood shrine (mantupam) with ten brass figures of deities - Mysore' (Christie's Entry)
Provenance
Purchased in 1986 by the National Heritage Memorial Fund from Francis Curzon, 3rd Viscount Scarsdale (1924-2000). Gifted to the National Trust in 1987 by the National Heritage Memorial Fund.