Silver lingam box, South India

650,00 

1 in stock

Old silver pendant necklace, used as a lingam casket box. These pendants were designed as containers to hold a sacred lingam stone representing the god Shiva.

With gold appliqué on the top of the casket.

Lingayats are a Hindu group who believe that Shiva is the only deity, rather than the 3 gods revered by other Hindus. They also believed that the sacred presence of Shiva was not simply confined to the temple, but that it could be held in these pendants for a personal connection to the god.

Bibliography: “Traditional Jewelry of India” by Oppi Untracht, page133.

This is an original and worn piece, in excellent condition, from the 19th Century.

Provenance: Ex- Michael Backman Gallery

Length of the chain: 83 cm
Size of pendant: 4,5 x 6,8 cm

It weighs 108 gr.

For more information about this fascinating pieces, please see my post on Indian lingam box caskets.

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