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18TH/19TH CENTURY
Details
two south indian, kerala, polychrome wooden panels
18th/19th century
One panel carved in high relief with a guardian standing on a base, his right hand in front of his breast, the other resting on a club, wearing dhoti, bejewelled, his face with almond-shaped eyes, moustache, elongated earlobes with large ear rings and conical-shaped headdress; the other panel carved as a female figure standing on a snake, both hands holding the serpent, wearing sari, bejewelled and three naked female figurines below
113 and 148 cm high (2)
18th/19th century
One panel carved in high relief with a guardian standing on a base, his right hand in front of his breast, the other resting on a club, wearing dhoti, bejewelled, his face with almond-shaped eyes, moustache, elongated earlobes with large ear rings and conical-shaped headdress; the other panel carved as a female figure standing on a snake, both hands holding the serpent, wearing sari, bejewelled and three naked female figurines below
113 and 148 cm high (2)
Provenance
The late H.J. da Silva, The Hague
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