Antique Indian Cast Brass Body Stamp, Hindu Sadhu Stamp, Shri Shri Radha Krishna


Antique Indian Cast Brass Body Stamp, Hindu Sadhu Stamp, Shri Shri Radha Krishna

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Antique Indian Cast Brass Body Stamp, Hindu Sadhu Stamp, Shri Shri Radha Krishna:
$195.00


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Old Bengali Script:Shri Shri Radha Krishna
24.8 grams Search

Antique Indian Cast Brass Sectarian Body Stamp, Mid 19th Century, Script Related To Deity, Shri Shri Radha Krishna, Bengal, India, 24.8 Grams

Navadwip, Nadia District, West Bengal:This is an antique mid 19th century cast brass sectarian body stamps (chhapp). (A similar smaller example is in the V & A Museum, London, No.04614B/(IS).

In use by Vishnu Devotees (gokul sampradaya) and others, they are dipped into a past prepared of sandalwood, then pressed on the skin (some sandalwood residue is still present on this stamp.)Sectarian body stamps have script related to a deity, usually Vishnu or Shiva.This rectangular brass stamp (\'chhapa\') is inscribed in old Bengali script - Not Reversed: Shri Shri Radha Krishna\' and is used by the Vaishnavites, particularly devotees of Chaitanya to imprint their bodies with divine names or attributes.This is made by the lost wax process, which starts with the fabrication of an openwork wax wire model, from which the stamp was then cast in brass. At the back, opposite the face, a supporting, bracing structure was formed that terminated in a handle, pierced by a hole. This makes it possible to link together with a ring set of different stamps, the symbols on them chosen according to the sect preference.It is customary for many Vaishnavite, Shaivite and other sect adherents to mark the body with such stamps. The marks on the body provide a visual display of the adherent’s devotion and also to transfer the beneficence of the deity to the wearer.According to Oppi Untracht - Traditional Jewelery of India - 1997, Page 25, \" The stamps are applied after the devotee has undergone a purifying bath. A paste of white sandalwood and water is then prepared in the case of Vaishnavites or in the case of Shaivites a paste of red sanders wood. The paste is then applied using the stamp to proscribed parts of the body such as the forehead, cheeks, shoulders, forearms and stomach.\"Navadwip, Nadia District, West Bengal:
Length: 8.5cm (3 1/4\")
Width: 2cm (7/8\")
Total Weight: 24.8 grams (0.875 oz.)Shipping: Will be sent \"Airmail Registered Parcel Post\" by Australia Post - Unique Identification Number as Proof of Posting - Signature obtained on Delivery - Compensation up to AUD $100.00 included. It normally takes 7-10 days for delivery. Sometimes items are delayed by Customs Clearing when they arrive at your Country and may take a longer shipping time.


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Antique Indian Cast Brass Body Stamp, Hindu Sadhu Stamp, Shri Shri Radha Krishna:
$195.00

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