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PROBABLY CENTRAL INDIA, CIRCA 17TH CENTURY
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A WHITE BRONZE BIRD AQUAMANILE
PROBABLY CENTRAL INDIA, CIRCA 17TH CENTURY
Of bird-like form, with two short webbed feet, and a curved body with two upper openings jutting upwards from the top and a large wing to either side, the tail upturned, spout protrouding from the chest, densely decorated all over with feather-like patterns and areas of scrolling, particularly along the bottom and within a contained area in the wing, areas of corrosion
7 7/8in. (20cm.) at highest point
PROBABLY CENTRAL INDIA, CIRCA 17TH CENTURY
Of bird-like form, with two short webbed feet, and a curved body with two upper openings jutting upwards from the top and a large wing to either side, the tail upturned, spout protrouding from the chest, densely decorated all over with feather-like patterns and areas of scrolling, particularly along the bottom and within a contained area in the wing, areas of corrosion
7 7/8in. (20cm.) at highest point
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