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18th Century Hand Carved Wooden Corbel.  Hindu.  Temple.  Architectural.  Wenge Wood.  Sculpture. Tamil Nadu. India.

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  A stunning and sizable corbel hand carved in Wenge wood with a horse riding deity (most likely Shiva) and a subordinate horse below.  It reminds me of the monolithic pillars with sculptures of riders on the backs of wild horses  . . . trampling their enemies below.… Continue reading

Carved Wooden Temple Yali Dravidian Statue, India

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  Dravidian architecture is a style of southern India and evolved around the 6th century A.D.   Part of that architecture involved the use of Yali mythological creatures seen in many Hindu temples such as:  the Yali pillars of the Rameshwara Temple and the Agoreshwara Temple at Ikkeri.… Continue reading
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