{"id":8466972541156,"title":"Carved Ivory Indian Deity | Saraswati on Wooden base","handle":"carved-ivory-saraswati-on-wooden-base","description":"\u003cp\u003eCarved Ivory Saraswati on Wooden base\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom an estate where the people were extensive world travellers - and had the budget to buy many excellent items  on their travels\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eApprox 12cms (4 3\/4\") tall [total height on base]\u003cbr\u003eApprox 7.7cms (3\") wide\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSaraswait is approx 9cms (3 1\/2\") tall and approx 5cms (2\") wide\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn excellent condition with some fine Ivory lines visible on close inspection\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Saraswati\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSaraswati,  also spelled as Sarasvati, is the Hindu goddess of knowledge, music, flowing water, abundance and wealth, art, speech, wisdom, and learning. She is one of the Tridevi, along with the goddesses Lakshmi and Parvati. She is a pan-Indian deity, also revered in Jainism and Buddhism. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe earliest known mention of Saraswati as a goddess is in the Rigveda. She has remained significant as a goddess from the Vedic period through the modern period. She is generally depicted with four arms (which hold four symbols: a book, a rosary, a water pot, and a musical instrument called the veena).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe festival of Vasant Panchami (the fifth day of spring, and also known as Saraswati Puja and Saraswati Jayanti in many regions of India) is celebrated in her honour.  Traditionally, the day is marked by helping young children learn how to write the letters of the alphabet. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Ivory:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAustralia has had a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan tabindex=\"0\" role=\"tooltip\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" jsaction=\"click:sKUsF\" data-mce-tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan tabindex=\"0\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiOwrSrr8eBAxWVm1YBHY75ClUQmpgGegQIGBAD\" role=\"button\" data-width=\"250\" data-theme=\"0\" data-send-open-event=\"true\" data-hover-open-delay=\"500\" data-hover-hide-delay=\"1000\" data-extra-container-classes=\"ZLo7Eb\" data-enable-toggle-animation=\"true\" class=\"c5aZPb\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" jsslot=\"\" jsaction=\"vQLyHf\" jsname=\"d6wfac\" data-mce-tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-segment-text=\"ban on ivory\" data-bubble-link=\"\" class=\"JPfdse\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" jsname=\"ukx3I\"\u003eban on ivory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eimports since 1990\u003c\/strong\u003e, however it remains legal to buy and sell ivory items domestically. As a result this item is not available for overseas shipping.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","published_at":"2024-08-03T06:00:50+10:00","created_at":"2024-07-28T14:01:55+10:00","vendor":"Ivory","type":"Figure","tags":["3_August","August_2024","ivory","oriental"],"price":20000,"price_min":20000,"price_max":20000,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":45461444952292,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"RA-0006133","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Carved Ivory Indian Deity | Saraswati on Wooden base","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":20000,"weight":1000,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/www.roundaboutantiques.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/files\/ivory_saraswati_1a.jpg?v=1722139206","\/\/www.roundaboutantiques.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/files\/ivory_saraswati_1b.jpg?v=1722139206","\/\/www.roundaboutantiques.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/files\/ivory_saraswati_1c.jpg?v=1722139206","\/\/www.roundaboutantiques.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/files\/ivory_saraswati_1d.jpg?v=1722139206","\/\/www.roundaboutantiques.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/files\/ivory_saraswati_1e.jpg?v=1722139206"],"featured_image":"\/\/www.roundaboutantiques.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/files\/ivory_saraswati_1a.jpg?v=1722139206","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":61148848423140,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":1250,"width":1250,"src":"\/\/www.roundaboutantiques.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/files\/ivory_saraswati_1a.jpg?v=1722139206"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":1250,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.roundaboutantiques.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/files\/ivory_saraswati_1a.jpg?v=1722139206","width":1250},{"alt":null,"id":61148848455908,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":1250,"width":1250,"src":"\/\/www.roundaboutantiques.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/files\/ivory_saraswati_1b.jpg?v=1722139206"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":1250,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.roundaboutantiques.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/files\/ivory_saraswati_1b.jpg?v=1722139206","width":1250},{"alt":null,"id":61148848488676,"position":3,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":1250,"width":1250,"src":"\/\/www.roundaboutantiques.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/files\/ivory_saraswati_1c.jpg?v=1722139206"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":1250,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.roundaboutantiques.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/files\/ivory_saraswati_1c.jpg?v=1722139206","width":1250},{"alt":null,"id":61148848521444,"position":4,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":1250,"width":1250,"src":"\/\/www.roundaboutantiques.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/files\/ivory_saraswati_1d.jpg?v=1722139206"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":1250,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.roundaboutantiques.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/files\/ivory_saraswati_1d.jpg?v=1722139206","width":1250},{"alt":null,"id":61148848554212,"position":5,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":1250,"width":1250,"src":"\/\/www.roundaboutantiques.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/files\/ivory_saraswati_1e.jpg?v=1722139206"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":1250,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.roundaboutantiques.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/files\/ivory_saraswati_1e.jpg?v=1722139206","width":1250}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003eCarved Ivory Saraswati on Wooden base\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom an estate where the people were extensive world travellers - and had the budget to buy many excellent items  on their travels\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eApprox 12cms (4 3\/4\") tall [total height on base]\u003cbr\u003eApprox 7.7cms (3\") wide\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSaraswait is approx 9cms (3 1\/2\") tall and approx 5cms (2\") wide\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn excellent condition with some fine Ivory lines visible on close inspection\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Saraswati\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSaraswati,  also spelled as Sarasvati, is the Hindu goddess of knowledge, music, flowing water, abundance and wealth, art, speech, wisdom, and learning. She is one of the Tridevi, along with the goddesses Lakshmi and Parvati. She is a pan-Indian deity, also revered in Jainism and Buddhism. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe earliest known mention of Saraswati as a goddess is in the Rigveda. She has remained significant as a goddess from the Vedic period through the modern period. She is generally depicted with four arms (which hold four symbols: a book, a rosary, a water pot, and a musical instrument called the veena).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe festival of Vasant Panchami (the fifth day of spring, and also known as Saraswati Puja and Saraswati Jayanti in many regions of India) is celebrated in her honour.  Traditionally, the day is marked by helping young children learn how to write the letters of the alphabet. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Ivory:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAustralia has had a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan tabindex=\"0\" role=\"tooltip\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" jsaction=\"click:sKUsF\" data-mce-tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan tabindex=\"0\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiOwrSrr8eBAxWVm1YBHY75ClUQmpgGegQIGBAD\" role=\"button\" data-width=\"250\" data-theme=\"0\" data-send-open-event=\"true\" data-hover-open-delay=\"500\" data-hover-hide-delay=\"1000\" data-extra-container-classes=\"ZLo7Eb\" data-enable-toggle-animation=\"true\" class=\"c5aZPb\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" jsslot=\"\" jsaction=\"vQLyHf\" jsname=\"d6wfac\" data-mce-tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-segment-text=\"ban on ivory\" data-bubble-link=\"\" class=\"JPfdse\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" jsname=\"ukx3I\"\u003eban on ivory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eimports since 1990\u003c\/strong\u003e, however it remains legal to buy and sell ivory items domestically. As a result this item is not available for overseas shipping.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e"}