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Antique container pendant for a Shiva Lingam, known as Ayigalu, made of solid silver and originating from southern India.
This particular type of devotional jewellery was traditionally worn by the Lingayats, a religious community of southern India devoted to Shiva. The pendant served as a container for a small portable Lingam, or jangama lingam, a sacred symbol of Shiva, allowing the devotee to carry a personal object of devotion.
This example no longer contains the Lingam originally kept inside. The pendant is threaded onto a cord; the total length of the necklace when closed is 17.72 in (45 cm).
Provenience: Karnataka, India.
Closed Necklace Length: 17.72 in (45 cm).
Pendant: 2.52 × 2.13 in (6.4 × 5.4 cm).
Weight: 3.27 oz (92.6 g).
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