[INDOLOGY] Chaupar/pachisi pieces carrying linga-like objects

[Valerie Roebuck]

A giant lotus-bud in a pot? There are petal-like lines on it.

Valerie J Roebuck
Manchester, UK

> On 23 Aug 2016, at 23:05, jacob at fabularasa.dk wrote:
> 
> Dear list,
> 
> I have come across a beautiful set of 4x4 carved chaupar/pachisi pieces, four of which depict a seated woman carrying a linga-like object (see the attached photo). I would be grateful for more specific insights into what it is that these figures are actually carrying.
> 
> Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
> 
> Kind regards,
> Jacob
> 
> Jacob Schmidt-Madsen
> PhD Fellow (Indology)
> Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies
> Faculty of Humanities
> University of Copenhagen Denmark<IMG_1886.JPG>_______________________________________________
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