Hakku Patra of Panasa Nagabhushanam [1580]

Contributor / Caste / Performance: Adi Panasalu . Medium of original material: copper plate. Description of material: Front side of the copper plate is divided into 5 registers. All the five registers contain 15 divine and semi divine figures. There are figures of Trimurthy (Trinity of Hindu pantheon), Vinayaka (Elephant God), Kalika (Dark Goddesses), Priest, Hanuman, Manubrahma and her daughter, Twastha Brahma, Shilpi Brahma, Viswa Brahma, Panasa Kumara and Panasa tree, Vahana Kapari, Mirror of Kalika, and the last register has Iravatam (elephant) and Aswa (Horse). Back side of the copper plate inscription refers to Ibrahim Quli Qutub-Shah (Malkibharam). He was one of the rulers from Golkonda dynasty in 1580 AD. Dimensions: height 24 cm, width 12 cm.