Carved Elephant Corbel From South India - Late 18th Century Furniture Materials: Hand-painted paper with wooden

Materials: Hand-painted paper with wooden frame

essential for achieving enlightenment

these Pitharas were made with wheels because they were too heavy to lift when loaded with dowry

103 x 208 (wxh cms)

Old Painted Box From Rajasthan - 19th century with Original Paint

Carved Elephant Corbel From South India - Late 18th Century Furniture Materials: Hand-painted paper with woodenThis beautifully carved architectural bracket is from a set of four and would have come from a large chariot called a 'Rath' or sometimes 'Juggernaut'. These giant rolling temples from South India were pulled by teams of devotional worshipers often hundreds strong. Beautiful carvings like this often adorned the chariots. This piece has significant age and dates to the latter part of the 18th century. In India, the elephant was considered regal and a