INDIA, 19TH/20TH CENTURY

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A ROCK-CRYSTAL CARVING OF A SHEEP
INDIA, 19TH/20TH CENTURY
Carved from a single piece of rock-crystal
2 ¾ ins. (7 cm.) wide

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Lot Essay

The carving of hardstones such as rock-crystal reached a high point in the Mughal Empire in the 17th and 18th centuries. This realistically carved figure of a sheep is reminiscent of rock-crystal hilted daggers in the form of tiger, horse and ram heads.

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