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HINDU SHIVA LINGAM LINGA CARVED APRICOT TRUMPET SHELL FOCAL BEAD PENDANT AMULET
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Item # |
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209 1639
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Type of bead |
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HINDU SHIVA LINGAM LINGA FOCAL BEAD AMULET PENDANT
~ Apricot Trumpet shell carving
The design is based on an ancient Khmer / Angkor Wat (ancient Cambodia) sculpture.
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Type of carving |
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Natural apricot-color Syrinx trumpet shell carving
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Design |
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Exceptionally fine Hindu Shiva Lingam Linga design focal bead amulet pendant
~ 3-dimensionally carved
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Material |
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Genuine natural apricot-color Syrinx trumpet shell
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Amount |
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1 (one) individual piece
* All photos are taken from the actual item *
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Weight |
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approx. 10.00 grams
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Size |
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Length / height: approx. 40.63 mm = 1.59 inches
Width: approx. 10.80 mm
Depth: approx. 10.46 mm
All measurements are taken at the widest points
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Perforation |
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This carving is fully drilled from side to side with an approx. 1.50 mm drill hole.
The black cord shown in the photos is for display only and is not included.
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Origin of shell |
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The shell originates from Sumbawa Island / Indonesia ~ hand-carved in Bali by our in-house master craftsmen
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Hand-carving |
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Our shell carvings are all hand carved. This is not a machine mass produced item.
This item is handmade and each piece is made one by one which make each piece a one-of-a-kind piece of art.
We know you will enjoy using and wearing our shell carvings as much as we enjoyed making them.
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Color |
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Stunning shades of apricot
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Quality |
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Excellent deep and finely carved natural shell
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Treatment |
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None ~ 100 % natural shell and natural color without any enhancements.
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Hindu Shiva Lingam |
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A Lingam sometimes referred to as Linga or Shiva Linga, is an abstract or aniconic representation of the Hindu god Shiva in Shaivism.
The word lingam is found in the Upanishads and epic literature, where it means a "mark, sign, emblem, characteristic", the "evidence, proof, symptom" of God and God's power.
The lingam of the Shaivism tradition is a short cylindrical pillar-like symbol of Shiva, made of stone, metal, gem, wood, clay or precious stones.
It is often represented within a disc-shaped platform, the yoni – its feminine counterpart, consisting of a flat element, horizontal compared to the vertical lingam, and designed to allow liquid offerings to drain away for collection.
The lingam is an emblem of generative and destructive power. While rooted in representations of the male sexual organ, the lingam is regarded as the "outward symbol" of the "formless reality", the symbolization of merging of the 'primordial matter' (Prakṛti) with the 'pure consciousness' (Purusha) in transcendental context. The lingam-yoni iconography symbolizes the merging of microcosmos and macrocosmos, the divine eternal process of creation and regeneration, and the union of the feminine and the masculine that recreates all of existence.
The lingam is typically the primary murti or devotional image in Hindu temples dedicated to Shiva, also found in smaller shrines, or as self-manifested natural objects.
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Definition Syrinx shell |
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Syrinx aruanus, common name the Australian trumpet or false trumpet, is a species of extremely large sea snail measuring up to 91 cm long and weighing up to 18 kg. It is a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae, and is the only species in the genus Syrinx.
This is the largest living snail (shelled gastropod) species in the world, and arguably the largest (heaviest) gastropod in the world. Although the shell itself is quite well known to shell collectors because of its extraordinary size, little is known about the ecology and behavior of the species, except for one study about its feeding habits.
This species occurs in the northern half of Australia and adjacent areas, including eastern Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
These giant snails live on sandy bottoms in the intertidal zone and the sublittoral down to about 30 meters.
It has not been over fished and this snail is locally very common.
It is fished for food / consumption.
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Remarks |
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Don’t miss the opportunity to own this magnificent focal bead amulet pendant
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