Brass Kamdhenu Murti with Calf, 850 g

Name: Brass Kamdhenu Murti with Calf, 850 g
Brand: PEETAL PARAMPARA
SKU: PP-BR-IDL-KAM-097
Price: 2699.0 INR
Availability: InStock

A cast brass Kamdhenu murti, the cow standing over a calf at the udder.

Rs. 2,699.00

Price includes GST.

Weight: 850g

Material: Brass, unlacquered
Finish: Polished, the ground plate left rough from the casting
Iconography: Cow standing head down over a suckling calf, seated figure in relief on the caparison
Motif: Bead and bell harness at the neck, banded caparison, rosette on the calf's blanket
Base: One irregular oval plate carrying both animals, cast to read as ground rather than a base
In the box: 1 brass Kamdhenu murti with calf

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Estimated, not a guarantee. Dispatched from Guwahati, Monday to Saturday.

Each piece is shaped and finished by hand, so small differences in weight, size, finish and surface marking are normal and no two are identical. Colour on screen can differ from the metal in daylight. Handmade in India.

Her head is down and turned in towards the calf rather than lifted, so the horns come forward at the level of the base and the whole silhouette runs long and low. The caparison over her back carries a relief panel with a small crowned figure seated cross-legged inside it, and the calf underneath wears a banded blanket of its own with a rosette on the flank. The plate they stand on is an irregular oval, pitted and left rough so it reads as ground.

What is it?

Kamdhenu is the cow named in the old texts as the mother of all cattle, and a murti of her is always cast with the calf beneath, both standing on one plate, the cow's back carrying figures worked in relief.

Also known as a gau mata murti, kamdhenu cow and calf statue, pital kamdhenu or nandini gau murti.

What is in the box?

1 brass Kamdhenu murti with calf

How do I look after it?

Wash by hand with a mild dishwashing liquid and a soft sponge. Dry fully with a cloth before putting it away — water left standing is what causes spotting.
Brass darkens. It reacts with air and with the oils on your hands, and a piece in daily use will dull within weeks. That is the metal telling you it is not plated.
To bring the shine back: a paste of lemon juice and salt, or tamarind pulp, or a proprietary brass cleaner. Rub, rinse, dry. Two minutes.
Do not use steel wool, scouring pads or bleach.
Not dishwasher safe. Not microwave safe.
If you would rather it stayed dark, leave it alone — a settled patina protects the surface.

Handmade in India

Every piece finished by hand

Solid metal

No plating, nothing to chip

Weighed and listed

In grams, on almost every page

Tin lining stated

Where a vessel is lined, we say so

Questions about this piece

Is this brass solid or plated?

Solid. 850 g sits in a piece you can close one hand over, and the calf standing free under the cow's belly is a load a plated shell would not carry at the legs.

Will it look exactly like the photograph?

The sculpt repeats. The ground plate does not, since it is left rough off the casting, so the pitting under the hooves falls differently on every one and the edge is never quite the same oval.

How tall is it really?

Not measured, so not printed. A murti is the easiest thing in this trade to misjudge from a photograph, which is exactly why we are not going to estimate it from one. The weight above was measured. Tell us the shelf it is going on and we will measure the piece and answer.

Can I do abhishek on it?

Yes, the brass is bare. Water collects in the gap between the calf and the udder and in the harness beads at the neck, so tip the murti and take a dry cloth to both spots afterwards.

Is the calf a separate piece?

No. Cow, calf and ground plate come out of one mould, so the calf cannot be moved or lost. Even the gap between the calf's mouth and the udder is cast in rather than assembled.