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INDIA, DECCAN, LATE 17TH CENTURY
Details
**An ivory dagger handle in the form of a Lion
India, Deccan, late 17th century
The lion face with teeth bared, the hairs above the mouth and eyes finely incised, wearing a collar of belles around his neck, with floral vines running down the throat and spine, terminating in a scrolled hilt with finely carved flowers and leaves on both sides
4¾ in. (12.3 cm) high
India, Deccan, late 17th century
The lion face with teeth bared, the hairs above the mouth and eyes finely incised, wearing a collar of belles around his neck, with floral vines running down the throat and spine, terminating in a scrolled hilt with finely carved flowers and leaves on both sides
4¾ in. (12.3 cm) high
Provenance
Acquired in 1981
Literature
A. Poster, Indian and Southeast Asian Ivories: Selections from Local Collections, 1982, cat. no. 32.
Exhibited
Brooklyn Museum, Indian and Southeast Asian Ivories: Selections from Local Collections, 1982.
Special notice
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