AN IVORY GROUP DEPICTING DURGA SLAYING THE ELEPHANT-DEMON (KARINDRASURA)
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AN IVORY GROUP DEPICTING DURGA SLAYING THE ELEPHANT-DEMON (KARINDRASURA)

BEHRAMPUR, EASTERN INDIA, CIRCA 1850

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AN IVORY GROUP DEPICTING DURGA SLAYING THE ELEPHANT-DEMON (KARINDRASURA)
BEHRAMPUR, EASTERN INDIA, CIRCA 1850
Carved and assembled as a miniature shrine, the goddess rides her lion-vehicle, she wears her attributes and a peacock crown, her lion is atop the elephant-demon and on a raised platform, deities and ascetics around perched on raising lotuses, above them a finely carved tympanum with Durga in battle, stylised boteh flowers around, within a wooden frame
10½in. (26.5cm.) high
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Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.

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Andrew Butler-Wheelhouse
Andrew Butler-Wheelhouse

拍品專文

A very closely related carved ivory group of Durga Mahishasuramardini which is attributed to Behrampur, circa 1850 is in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum (inv. 1070-1852; Neeta Das and Rosie Llewellyn-Jones (ed.), Murshidabad: Forgotten Capital of Bengal, Mumbai, 2013, no.5, p.109).

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