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INDIA, ORISSA, CIRCA 17TH CENTURY
Details
An Ivory Throne-Leg**
India, Orissa, circa 17th Century
Finely carved in the form of a mythical creature with bulging eyes, bared fangs, crouching on its haunches on a circular base with a miniature archer between his forepaws, a circular ridge above, pierced through the center
4¼ in. (11 cm.) high
India, Orissa, circa 17th Century
Finely carved in the form of a mythical creature with bulging eyes, bared fangs, crouching on its haunches on a circular base with a miniature archer between his forepaws, a circular ridge above, pierced through the center
4¼ in. (11 cm.) high
Provenance
Previously sold at Sotheby's London, 23 November 1987, lot 407, cover illustration
Special notice
Notice Regarding the Sale of Material from Endangered Species.
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