Hut Stick Box From Jaisalmer - 19th Century Origin - China This carved Indian Krishna panel

This carved Indian Krishna panel is a lintel which would have been used above a doorway to a home

Now they are no longer needed for farming an iron candle spike has been added to make a perfect candle stand

92 x 55 x 57 (wxdxh cms)

140 x 6 x 213 (wxdxh cms)

with downcast eyes and softly modelled features typical of Mandalay-period aesthetics

Hut Stick Box From Jaisalmer - 19th Century Origin - China This carved Indian Krishna panelThis antique Indian dowry box is from the desert area of Jaisalmer in Western Rajasthan and has a hinged lid. This style is often referred to as a 'hut box', or jhopdi peti locally (hut box). Hut boxes are some of the rarer types of Indian box and this one is an excellent example of its style. The form of this box imitates the typical traditional huts and houses of the Thar desert. It dates to the early to mid 19th century and is constructed from