Antique Copper Bronze Chhapa Temple Stamps Amulet Shiva's mount

Shiva's mount

pendant 1 x 1 cm (0

Measurements: 52 cm total length

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Antique Copper Bronze Chhapa Temple Stamps Amulet Shiva's mountMade from a copper rich bronze alloy, these temple body stamps were made via the lost wax method of casting and are called Chhapa stamps, They originate in Orissa and Bengali temples, India ca. 1900. These ones are most likely associated with Vishnu the conch, the lotus and the disc. The stamps bear symbols or scripts related to particular Hindu deities, usually Vishnu or Shiva. The top supportive structure often terminates in a pierced finial,