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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 → - Item Number: S-7740
- Provenance/Origin: Southern India. Circa mid- to late-1800s
- Composition: Wenge wood
- Dimensions: 23.5" tall x 11" wide x 2.5" thick
- Weight: 13.5 pounds
- Price: $ 685.00 USD
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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 → - Item Number: S-3214
- Provenance/Origin: India. Karaikudi District. Carved early-1900's
- Composition: Wood
- Dimensions: 12" tall x 10" wide
- Weight: 4.5 pounds
- Price: $ 525.00 USD