Carved Lintel Panel Of Ganesh & Gajalaxmi From Gujarat - 18thC Bangles It would make a great

It would make a great trinket box

Crafted from solid elm

5 x H8 cm & A03009V2: W8 x D8 x H7 cm

or as a refined console in a living space

A beautifully patinated carved teak chapatti rolling board

Carved Lintel Panel Of Ganesh & Gajalaxmi From Gujarat - 18thC Bangles It would make a greatThis intricately carved antique Indian panel depicts Ganesh on the left and Gaja Lakshmi on the right. Gaja Lakshmi or Gajalaxmi means Lakshmi with elephants. She sits atop a lotus throne and symbolises both fertility and abundance whilst being bathed by elephants. Gaja Lakshmi motifs are commonly found in both Hinduism & Buddhism. The style of carving indicates it to be Gujarati in origin. It would have adorned an old haveli, a home of a merchant.