Lot 267
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A brass figure of a horse
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A brass figure of a horse

INDIA, MAHARASHTRA OR KARNATAKA, CIRCA 1600

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A brass figure of a horse
India, Maharashtra or Karnataka, circa 1600
Powerfully cast standing foursquare, caparisoned in a saddle with broad side flaps secured by a belled tail strap and a harness with inscriptions, a braided leather bridle with forehead pendant, and a twisted rope neckband, ears pricked in an attentive attitude, with further inscription on his left foreleg
16 in. (40.8 cm) high

Lot Essay

The saddle design is characteristic for the late Akbar period. The inscriptions can be deciphered as follows: right side of chest, name of guru, Shree Adam Prabha; left side of chest, name of donor Vasgorda Lingoda Pahl (?) Mann; left leg, Krisna Otan Kagalkar Yaanekela, made by Krishna Kagalkar. For another example, see M. Zebrowski, Gold, Silver and Bronze from Mughal India, 1997, fig. 119, p. 106.

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