Kali

Size:

Diameter 6cm

Region:

Maharashtra, India

Age/Period:

19th century or earlier

Material:

Silver

Condition:

good

Description:

Kali, the wife of Shiva, accompanied by a dog

Sometimes on some older pieces like this parts of her body are composed of leaves and/or are surrounded by a ring of leaves (compare “Hoi Mata” from Himachal Pradesh

This hints to her connection with the “Big Mother” (devi) as a goddess of fertility

A rare piece

12jod, 11,3 – EBNE