Painted Surya Wall Temple From Bikaner - 19th Century Material - Paulownia Wood 30 x 15 x 33

30 x 15 x 33 (wxdxh cms)

richly carved frame with geometric motifs

Made from teakwood

the smell of camphor discouraged moths and other insects

This classic antique Chinese altar table is constructed in the classic Ming style with elm scroll ends (everted flanges)

Painted Surya Wall Temple From Bikaner - 19th Century Material - Paulownia Wood 30 x 15 x 33This beautiful and unusual painted Indian wall temple is from the desert town of Bikaner in Northern Rajasthan. The canopy is of Rajput design and beneath it is a beautifully painted depiction of Surya the Hindu sun god. Surya is the personification of the sun and by extension, the source of all knowledge and the laws that govern the universe and society. He was an important deity in rural areas as the sun has the power to grant or withhold the