Height 30 cm.
Halkeama/särö.
Dr U. R. Remitz, Personnel Director at WHO in Geneva 1966-70; stationed at the regional Asian headquarter in New Dehli 1970-76 and at the regional Europe headquarter in Copenhagen 1976-82.
During his time in New Dehli he made extensive travels throughout Asia. During these travels he bought several objects in various countries. Some of them presented at this auction.
This cylindrical cover is to fit over a lingam (or might have been worshipped in its own right in lieu of a lingam).
Many covers have faces (in which case they are called a mukhalinga).