Image title: Bronze sindur pot

This sculpture shows an image of a sindur pot, from the 20th century.—Specifications: 28cm x 18cm.

The text in Devanagari reads:

सिन्हमू (सिन्दुरदानी)

Transliteration (IAST):

sinhamū (sinduradānī)

Plain text (initially IAST, brackets indicate Hunterian):

sinhamu (sinduradani [sindurdani])

Note: the word Sinduradānī is composed of Sindura (Sindur) and Dānī (Dani).

Gallery information:

Kathmandu valley in Nepal offers a wide variety of Buddhist objects such as paintings, scriptures, sculptures, ritualistic objects, etc. Buddhism was embraced by the people of Kathmandu valley and the Licchavi rulers up to 8th century encouraged Buddhism. The items found here are exhibited in the National Museum of Nepal (Rashtriya Museum).