| Native Name | Chhapa |
| Object Number | 29-221-26.9 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Indian |
| Provenience | India | Varanasi |
| Period | 19th Century |
| Date Made | 19th Century |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Metal |
| Iconography | Vishnu | Feet |
| Inscription Language | Bengali Language |
| Description | One of a set of body stamps (chhapa) with which to print caste marks on the foreheads of a Hindu devotee each morning after praying and bathing in the ganges. Pear shaped. |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 92-1-240 - Found in Collection Number | 26 - Sommerville Number |
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