Indian Lingam & Yoni Scene

Little cast platform crowded with tiny seated figures and a face below.

This bronze lingam and yoni scene is from Maharashtra, India, and dates to the 19th century. Small bronze sculptures in India are traditionally made by the lost-wax method, and western India, including Maharashtra, has a long tradition of cast metal images for shrines. Four-legged tray of dark, rough metal with a raised rim. Small seated figures with pointed headdresses cluster along the back edge. A small mask-like face and animal forms project from the front and corners. It is 2.8 inches wide, 2 deep and 2.5 high.

A crowded little stage with a very devoted cast.