Producer unknown to us
Amulet pendant
Asia, India
20th century
Silver
Ümit Bir (gynaecologist) acquired the amulet pendant in Wolfsburg on May 28, 2008
On permanent loan from the Dr. Bir Collection Foundation
SB 2798
The amulet pendant probably depicts the Hindu deities Ganesha and Lakshmi.
Gynaecologist Ümit Bir (1929–2014) gathered most of his collection on several trips from Marocco to India from the 1960s to the 1990s. Unfortunately, we still do not know the exact circumstances of the acquisition of this object. Since 2004, the collection has been on permanent loan to the museum from the Dr. Bir Collection Foundation.
Jan König