{"product_id":"tribal-silver-ganesh-lakshmi-amulet-1","title":"Tribal Silver Ganesh \u0026 Lakshmi Amulet - 19th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 19th century silver \u003cem\u003ekanchha\u003c\/em\u003e amulet from Rajasthan brings together \u003cstrong\u003eGanesh and Lakshmi\u003c\/strong\u003e, a pairing long favoured across the region for its combined promise of \u003cstrong\u003eprosperity\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003ewellbeing\u003c\/strong\u003e and the \u003cstrong\u003eremoval of obstacles\u003c\/strong\u003e. The two deities sit in a compact rectangular, shrine-like panel framed by a dense \u003cem\u003emandaliya\u003c\/em\u003e-style border of flowers and beadwork, forming a small portable \u003cem\u003evastu\u003c\/em\u003e or sacred house-plan. Its four flower-shaped terminals conceal the suspension loops, where a cord or woollen thread would once have been passed so the amulet could be worn openly on the chest during daily life, work and travel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmong rural Rajasthani and Gujarati communities, such plaque amulets were chosen with care, guided by family tradition, personal devotion and the specific blessings the wearer hoped to invite. \u003cstrong\u003eLakshmi\u003c\/strong\u003e offers abundance, fertility and household fortune, while \u003cstrong\u003eGanesh\u003c\/strong\u003e is invoked at every beginning to safeguard new ventures. When worn, the amulet was believed to draw the deities’ \u003cem\u003eshakti\u003c\/em\u003e directly to the body, offering a blessing of protection, smooth progress and sustained prosperity. The softened surfaces and mellow patina of this example suggest long, steady devotional use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUsing the \u003cem\u003ethappa\u003c\/em\u003e method, a silversmith would heat and anneal a sheet of thick silver, then stamp it over a carved brass die (\u003cem\u003ehapp\u003c\/em\u003e) to raise the figures of Ganesh and Lakshmi. The edges were trimmed, the beading defined with small hammer blows and the floral terminals soldered in place to form the suspension loops. This combination of die-stamped relief and applied ornament is typical of the rectangular \u003cem\u003epatri\u003c\/em\u003e-style amulets produced for local devotional use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rajasthan, India\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 19th century\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Solid silver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rectangular \u003cem\u003ekanchha\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003emandaliya\u003c\/em\u003e-style plaque with floral borders and four flower-form suspension loops\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDepiction:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ganesh and Lakshmi in die-stamped relief within a floral frame\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eConstruction:\u003c\/strong\u003e Traditional \u003cem\u003ethappa\u003c\/em\u003e stamping over brass die (\u003cem\u003ehapp\u003c\/em\u003e) with trimmed and beaded borders\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 44g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFunction:\u003c\/strong\u003e Protective and auspicious deity amulet intended for wear on the body\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReference:\u003c\/strong\u003e Comparable Rajasthan plaque amulets illustrated in Oppi Untracht, \u003cem\u003eTraditional Jewellery of India\u003c\/em\u003e, especially the square and rectangular Ganesh–Lakshmi forms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA resonant Rajasthani silver plaque amulet uniting \u003cstrong\u003eGanesh\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eLakshmi\u003c\/strong\u003e in a finely worked symbol of \u003cstrong\u003eprotection\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eprosperity\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BinderKing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53551675670837,"sku":"A00660","price":173.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1012\/5243\/2181\/files\/A00660.jpg?v=1789234235","url":"https:\/\/binderking.shop\/products\/tribal-silver-ganesh-lakshmi-amulet-1","provider":"BinderKing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}