Carved Elephant Corbel From South India - Late 18th Century Origin - Morocco especially masks

especially masks

Each one is entirely unique

the chest retains a beautifully soft

Tibetan antique furniture with original painting was always unusual to find and is increasingly difficult to come by

A striking and authentic piece of 19th-century devotional art

Carved Elephant Corbel From South India - Late 18th Century Origin - Morocco especially masksThis beautifully carved architectural bracket is from a set of four and would have come from a large chariot called a 'Rath' or sometimes 'Juggernaut'. These giant rolling temples from South India were pulled by teams of devotional worshipers often hundreds strong. Beautiful carvings like this often adorned the chariots. This piece has significant age and dates to the latter part of the 18th century. In India, the elephant was considered regal and a