Tribal Silver Ganesh & Lakshmi Amulet - 19th Century Seating The doors allowed a cool

The doors allowed a cool fresh breeze during the hot Summer months

The dragon has a particularly cheeky face forming almost a smile

Beneath sits a pair of small internal drawers with their original locks

Although slightly faded

Tribal Silver Ganesh & Lakshmi Amulet - 19th Century Seating The doors allowed a coolThis 19th century silver kanchha amulet from Rajasthan brings together Ganesh and Lakshmi, a pairing long favoured across the region for its combined promise of prosperity, wellbeing and the removal of obstacles. The two deities sit in a compact rectangular, shrine like panel framed by a dense mandaliya style border of flowers and beadwork, forming a small portable vastu or sacred house plan. Its four flower shaped terminals conceal the suspension