Altar relief
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Altar relief
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Published 2018-10-02T15:01:11+00:00
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this relief resembles altars on mountain shrines in Java. These altars may have had a ritual function as a back to a seat for the gods. The relief depicts Krishna, accompanies by Satybhama, acquiring the magic wish-fulfilling tree, Parijata. This legend from a popular Javanese court poem was preserved in later periods through performances of wayand purwa shadow puppet theatre.
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| Date published | 02/10/2018 |
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| Title | Altar relief |
| Date | circa 1425 |
| Accession | No. IS.10-1979 |
| Medium | Volcanic stone |
| Credit | Given by the Royal Asiatic Society |
| Artist | Unknown artist |
| Place | Victoria and Albert Museum, London |
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