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Place of Origin: South Asian
Pair of Large Hand-Painted Horses with Peacock Saddles
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This exceptional and imposing pair of hand-carved and hand-painted wooden horses embodies the rich artistic heritage of traditional Indian craftsmanship. Standing over 80 cm (31.5 in...
Category
Early 20th Century South Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Oak, Paint
Scolecite Mineral with Stilbite From, India
Located in New York, NY
Scolecite on Stilbite From Nasik District, Maharashtra, India.
Large acicular spray of transparent scolecite crystals on pink stilbite crystal cluster matrix in large lustrous pin...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique South Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Other
$13,500 Sale Price
25% Off
Large Indian Carved Painted Brown Wood Elephant Sculpture
Located in London, GB
Large Indian Carved Painted Brown Wood Elephant Sculpture
Indian, c. 1900
Height 99cm, width 104cm, depth 50cm
This beautifully carved wooden elephant sculpture, dating to around 1...
Category
Early 20th Century South Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Paint
19th Century Pair Anglo-Indian Rosewood Elephants with Bone Inlay
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century pair Anglo-Indian carved rosewood elephant statues with bone inlay. The pair are hand carved and profusely inlaid throughout with intric...
Category
19th Century Anglo-Indian Antique South Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Bone, Rosewood
Antique Vizagapatam India Table Box Ebonized Wood & Bone Carvings
Located in Forney, TX
Vizagapatam box, India, 19th century.
This highly decorative and unusual Anglo-Indian table box features rustic workmanship that adds to the character and charm of this unique Sout...
Category
19th Century Anglo Raj Antique South Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Bone, Wood
Theodore and Alexander Neo Classical Bronze Mounted Specimen Marble Compote
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A nice high quality Neo classical grand tour homage by Theodore and Alexander. It features a specimen compote mounted on a beautifully cast bronze base and then mounted on marble. It...
Category
1990s South Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Theodore and Alexander Neo Classical Specimen Marble Sphere Bronze Mounted
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A nice high quality Neo classical grand tour homage by Theodore and Alexander. It features a specimen marble sphere on a mounted bronze and marble base. It is cast of bronze and moun...
Category
1990s South Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Theodore & Alexander Neo Classical Bronze and Marble Claw Foot
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A nice high quality Neo classical grand tour homage by Theodore and Alexander. It depicts an animal claw with a cavity on top for displaying something. It is cast of bronze and moun...
Category
1990s South Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
12.57 Elegant Trio Aquamarine Specimen Attached With Schorl From Pakistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
12.57 Elegant Trio Aquamarine Specimen Attached With Schorl From Pakistan
Weight: 12.57 gram
Dimension: 3.3 x 3.6 x 2 Cm
Origin: Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit Baltistan Pr...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Adam Style Antique South Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal
Gem Apophyllite Mineral From, India
Located in New York, NY
Gem Apophyllite from Pashan Hill Quarry, Poona District, Maharashtra, India.
Lustrous transparent bi-colored apophyllite crystals long with translucent pink stilbite crystals in a...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique South Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Other
$11,250 Sale Price
25% Off
Golden Calcite Mineral with Apophyllite Geode From Nasik District, India
Located in New York, NY
Cavansite on Stilbite with Stilbite from Wagholi Quarry, Maharashtra, India.
Lustrous spherical aggregates of vibrant royal blue cavansite crystals lined up across a bed of quartz m...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique South Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Quartz, Other
$11,250 Sale Price
25% Off
An Indo-Portuguese colonial tortoiseshell veneered wooden casket
Located in Amsterdam, NL
India, probably made in Gujarat for Portuguese Goa, late 17th/early 18th century
The tortoiseshell laid over gold foil, and the interior with red lacquer and possibly later added re...
Category
Late 17th Century Antique South Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
Large Scale Banalinga 'Shiva Lingam' Stone for Display
Located in San Francisco, CA
Large Scale Banalinga (Shiva Lingam) stone for display
Outstanding large scale specimen from India
Dimensions 9" long x 5.5" diameter
Banalinga is discovered in nature and not carved or crafted by human hands.
This Shiva Lingam comes exclusively from the Narmada River, one of India’s seven sacred holy sites. The stones resemble markings found on the forehead of Lord Shiva...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique South Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
18th c. Coromandel Travel Writing Slope
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine 18th century Indian Macassar Ebony traveling writing box with Tutenag metal hardware, the vividly grained case with rare alloy trim, the rectangular form opening to make a ...
Category
Late 18th Century Antique South Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Hardwood
An Aniconic Lingam on a Stone Base
Located in Chicago, IL
These granite river stones are depictions of the Lingam, symbolizing the Hindu god Shiva in Shaivism. They are considered to be emblems of generative and destructive power. While roo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Granite
ORIGINAL ANTiQUE ANGLO INDIAN EXPORT SADELI MICRO MOSAIC BUSINESS CARD CASE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely, super decorative antique Islamic Anglo Indian Sadeli Micro Mosaic Card Case
A wonderfully orig...
Category
20th Century Anglo-Indian South Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Nagaland Wood Trunk Planter, India 1900s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Sculptural and functional, this rare wooden vessel hails from the remote highlands of Nagaland, a culturally rich region in northeastern India. Carved from a single trunk of what is ...
Category
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts South Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Sculptural Cluster Of Aquamarine Crystals With Quartz From Pakistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Product Information:
Specimen Name: Aquamarine with Quartz
Weight: 136 grams
Dimension: H: 12.5 x W: 4.5 x D: 3 cm
Treatment: None
Origin: Goand Mine, Shigar Valley, Skardu Distric...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Adam Style South Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Other
Antique Ceylonese Porcupine Quill Box
Located in London, GB
A small Sinhalese Porcupine Quill Box with a sliding lid.
The panels of porcupine quill panels arranged in a chevron pattern, bordered with ebony and bone inlaid banding.
Ceylonese ...
Category
Late 19th Century Anglo-Indian Antique South Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Ebony
Large Hand Carved Haematite-Jasper Bowl
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite hand-carved and polished stone bowl showcases a striking natural pattern of alternating bands of hematite (silver) and jasper (red),...
Category
2010s Grand Tour South Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Specimen Of Aquamarine Crystals On Schorl Black Tourmaline From Pakistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Product Information:
Specimen Name: Aquamarine with Albite & Schorl
Weight: 118 grams
Dimension: H: 10 x W: 7 x D: 5 cm
Treatment: None
Origin: Skardu District, Gilgit Baltistan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Adam Style South Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Multi-gemstone, Rock Crystal, Tourmaline, Other
Pink Apatite Crystal Nicely Positioned On Muscovite Matrix From Pakistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Product Information:
Specimen: Apatite Crystal on Muscovite
Weight: 1130 grams
Dimensions: H: 12.5 x W: 13 x D: 8.8 cm
Origin: Chumar Bakhur Mine, Nagar Valley, Skardu District, Gi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern South Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Multi-gemstone, Rock Crystal, Other
Antique Indian Sheesham Wood Temple Sculpture Depicting a Woman Wearing a Tunic
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Indian sheesham wood temple statue of a woman wearing a tunic from the 19th century, with headdress, traces of polychromy and nicely weathere...
Category
19th Century Antique South Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Blackbuck Silver Plated Serving Bowl in Brass, Viya by Vikram Goyal
Located in Noida, DL
Blackbuck Silver Plated Serving Bowl in Brass, Viya by Vikram Goyal
"Repoussé involves hammering low-relief designs into malleable metal sheets from the reverse that originated arou...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Pair of 1990s Hand Carved Aged Macael White Marble Inlaid Elephants
Located in Marbella, ES
Pair of 1990s hand carved aged Macael white marble elephants, decorated with Italian Pietra Dura style inlays using an assortment of coloured mar...
Category
Late 20th Century South Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Splendid Indo-Portuguese Colonial Sculpture of Nagini from Goa, 17th Century
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A fine Indo-Portuguese inlaid teak wood figure of Nagini
India, Goa, 17th century
Measure: H. 55 cm
(with stand, and with ring for wall hanging)
The sculpture can be perceived as such but probably is one of four legs of an Indo-Portuguese contador...
Category
17th Century Antique South Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Teak, Ebony
21 Grams Double Terminated Gwindel Quartz Crystal From Pakistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Product Information:
Specimen Type: Gwindel Quartz
Weight: 21 grams
Dimensions: H: 4 x W: 2.8 x D: 1.3 cm
Origin: Loi Shilman, Warsaak, KPK Province, Pakistan
Treatment: None
Descr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern South Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Multi-gemstone, Quartz, Rock Crystal, Other
Indian Antique Wooden Hand Noodle Maker with Carved Elephant and Vice Press
Located in Yonkers, NY
An Indian antique carved wooden hand noodle press from the 19th century, with elephant motif. Created in India during the 19th century, this wooden piece was originally used to hand make noodles. Showcasing a vice press, the body is adorned with a carved elephant whose head and behind expand from a central square. This container is where the dough was placed and the vice part would press it into noodles. The elephant head is carved with subtle motifs, such as a jewel on the forehead. The trunk is tucked in. The sides are adorned with medallions adorned with foliage or a rosette. Boasting a nicely weathered appearance revealing its nice age and use, this antique Indian carved wooden...
Category
19th Century Antique South Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Dutch-Colonial Satin and Rosewood, Ebony and Teak Collectors’ Table-Cabinet
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A charming satin and rosewood, ebony and teak collectors’ table-cabinet
Sri Lanka, second half of the 18th century
Measures: H. 86.5 x W. 62.5 x D. 34.7 cm
In the top of the shaped cornice, there is a carving of a butterfly or moth. Under the cornice two panelled doors with scorched chequered motif, and under the doors one long drawer. When the doors are locked, so is the drawer. Behind the two doors, there are eight drawers, suitable to store small collectors’ items, such as a coin collection, or mineral specimens, small shells, collections of animal teeth, etc. The 17th and 18th centuries saw a wide-spread interest in exotic cultures and collecting of botanical, zoological and geological specimens...
Category
18th Century Dutch Colonial Antique South Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Ebony, Teak, Satinwood
A Latched Wooden Box with Brass Overlay Decorations, 20th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Latched Wooden Box with Brass Overlay Decorations, 20th Century
Descriptions:
The ebon rectangular box decorated with overlaid Arabesque brass motifs punctuated by nailhead boss...
Category
20th Century South Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Black Tourmaline Crystal On Muscovite With Spessertine Garnet From Pakistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Product Information:
Specimen Type: Tourmaline on Muscovite with Garnet
Weight: 123 grams
Dimensions H: 4.7 x W: 6 x D: 4.7 cm
Origin: Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit Bal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Adam Style South Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Tourmaline, Other
Superb Huge Topaz Crystals On Albite With Quartz And Mica From Pakistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Product Information:
Specimen Name: Topaz crystals on Albite with Quartz and Mica
Weight: 6 kg
Dimensions: H: 20 x W: 23 x D: 20 cm
Treatment: None
Origin: Skardu District, Gilg...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern South Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Multi-gemstone, Quartz, Rock Crystal, Other
Midcentury Hand Carved Marble Buddha Head Sculpture
Located in Toronto, ON
This stunning midcentury hand-carved marble Buddha head is a remarkable piece of art, showcasing exceptional detail and craftsmanship. The marble features a beautiful range of tones,...
Category
1970s Vintage South Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Exquisite and Large Indian 22k Gold, Enamel, and Diamond Snuff Box, Jaipur
Located in Queens, NY
An Exquisite and Large Indian 22K Gold, Enamel, and Diamond Snuff Box, Jaipur
A very fine quality 22k gold box set with 40 diamonds, painted with the fi...
Category
20th Century Anglo-Indian South Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Ayyanar India carved and polychrome wood horse - 20th
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Ayyanar India carved and polychrome wood horse
Measures:100cmx23cm H117cm
Material:Wood
Wear Consistent with age and use
Category
20th Century Folk Art South Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
A Rare C19th Anglo Indian Antler And Vizagapatam Writing Slope
Located in London, GB
A Rare Anglo-Indian Stag Antler Writing Slope Table Top Desk. Late 19th century. The whole veneered in stag antler. The top section opens to reveal a fitted area with pen tray and an...
Category
Late 19th Century Anglo-Indian Antique South Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Standing Green Emerald Crystal On White Matrix From Pakistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Product Information:
Specimen Type: Emerald Crystals on Matrix
Weight: 32 grams
Dimension: H: 4.2 x W: 3.8 x D: 2.6 cm
Origin: Pakistan
Treatment: None
Description:
This exqu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Craftsman South Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Multi-gemstone, Rock Crystal, Other
Melting Wax Tea Light in Marble and Bronze
Located in Chicago, IL
These marble and cast bronze translucent stone tea lights simulate the flow of wax. Sold individually.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$175 / item
Apophyllite Stalactite From India
Located in New York, NY
This exceptional Apophyllite stalactite showcases a stunning column of transparent, glassy crystals arranged in a natural stalactitic formation. Sourced from the mineral-rich regions...
Category
2010s South Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
69.32 Gram Magnificent Aquamarine Crystal From Nagar Valley Gilgit, Pakistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Magnificent Aquamarine Crystal From Nagar Valley Gilgit, Pakistan
WEIGHT: 69.32 gram
DIMENSIONS: 9.4 x 2.1 x 1.7 Cm
ORIGIN: Nagar Valley, Gilgit Baltistan Pakistan
TREATMENT: No...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Adam Style Antique South Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal
428.97 Gram Amazing Dual Aquamarine Crystal Attach With Feldspar From Pakistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Weight: 428.97 Gram
Dimension: 12 x 7.9 x 5.6 Cm
Origin: Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit Baltistan Province, Pakistan
Aquamarine is a pale-blue to light-green variety of ber...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Adam Style Antique South Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal
Anglo-Raj Marble Inlay Box Pietra Dura Made in India
Located in Fort Washington, MD
Anglo Raj inlaid marble pietra dura decorative box
This handmade marble decorative box is inlaid with semi precious stones, this type of design is the same art that you see in the Taj Mahal.
Very nice fine pietra dura art...
Category
Mid-20th Century South Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Hand-Carved Green Aventurine Bowl – A Touch of Elegance & Luck
Located in New York, NY
This stunning 6-inch Green Aventurine bowl is hand-carved and polished by skilled artisans in India, following a centuries-old tradition of stone craftsmanship. Aventurine, a variety...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Pair 19th Century Anglo Indian carved torchers
Located in Martlesham, GB
A pair of well carved 19th Century Anglo Indian hardwood torchers, profusely carved all over, dome petal shaped tops comprising of various foliage and berry's, circular centre with a...
Category
1860s Anglo-Indian Antique South Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Teak
Aquamarine on Muscovite from Nagar, Hunza Valley, Pakistan
Located in New York, NY
From Nagar, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Large lustrous terminated transparent aquamarine crystal, the blue gem variety of the mineral beryl on yellow m...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Other
Kyoto Repousse Vase in Verdigris Brass, by Vikram Goyal
By Viya by Vikram Goyal
Located in Noida, DL
Kyoto Repousse Vase in Verdigris Brass, by Vikram Goyal
"Repoussé involves hammering low-relief designs into malleable metal sheets from the reverse that originated around the 3rd o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Brass Figural Mouse Objet D’art, a Pair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of brass mouse form decorative objects. Etched design detail. Signed made in India.
Dimensions are of each individual item.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern South Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
$145 / set
Pair 19th Century or Older Century Indian Carved Stone Lions on Custom Bases
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of 19th Century or Older Indian Carved Stone Lions on Custom Wooden Bases
4 Pieces, Stone Lions, 2 Custom Hardwood Bases
A charming and unusual pair of 19th-century or older ha...
Category
19th Century Anglo-Indian Antique South Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
12th Century Indian Carved White Marble Figure of a Jain Tirthankara or Jina
Located in Austin, TX
A well carved Indian white marble Jain temple relief fragment featuring an image of a Jina, circa 12th century, Rajasthan or Gujarat, India.
The Tirthan...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique South Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Antique Hand-Painted Indian Bowl
Located in Yonkers, NY
Antique hand-painted Indian bowl, papier mâché.
Category
19th Century Antique South Asian Decorative Objects
Pair of Mid-Century Silvered Metal Pheasants
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Mid-Century male and female pheasants composed of handcrafted silvered metal, featuring hinged wings and removable heads. Presented on custom ebonized stands.
Category
20th Century Anglo-Indian South Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
$2,400 / set
1 kg plus Massive Aquamarine Crystals Attached With Big Feldspar From Pakistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
1 kg plus Massive Aquamarine Crystals Attached With Big Feldspar From Pakistan
Weight: 1 kg plus
Dimension: 16.4 x 15.7 x 11.8 Cm
Origin: Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit Ba...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Adam Style Antique South Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal
Tiny Pink Marble Cylindrical Box
By Maitland Smith, Renoir Designs
Located in Round Top, TX
A diminutive carved pink marble Postmodern cylindrical trinket box. The perfect size for gifting a piece of jewelry or as a gift in itself for a box collector. In excellent condition...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern South Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Vintage Indian Silver Elephant Table Ornament
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage Indian silver table ornament of an elephant; part of our ornamental silverware collection
This exceptional vintage Indian silver ornament has been realistically modelled in the form of an elephant.
This vintage silver elephant ornament has been embellished with chased details reproducing the fine definition of the elephant's skin and anatomical features.
The model is further ornamented with caparison ornamented with scenes depicting a rural setting with iconic wild, indigenous animals.
This fabric effect covering is further embellished with a stylised floral motif decorated border and features two-dimensional tassels to the terminals.
The silver elephant figure is ornamented with further floral and bead motifs to the head and back, in addition to a scalloped border to the underside of the elevated trunk.
Condition
This vintage Indian silver elephant...
Category
1950s Vintage South Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
630 Gram Beautiful Green Serpentine Sphere
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
PRODUCT INFORMATION:
Specimen Type: Green Serpentine Sphere
Weight: 630 Gram
Dimension: H: 7.4 x W: 7.4 x D: 7.5 Cm
Origin: Pakistan
Treatment: None
DESCRIPTION:
This captivati...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Adam Style South Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Serpentine
Bhutanese Burl Dhapa Bowl
Located in Savannah, GA
A Bhutanese turned brul dhapa bowl, made by a Bhutanese artisan in the mid-20th century.
7 ½ inches wide 3 ¾ inches tall
Category
Mid-20th Century South Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Amber Trinket Box
Located in Tampa, FL
A beautifully decorated Indian metal box with a stone of amber on the top. 1920s or earlier There once was a fabric inside but it has disintegrated you can see it, all of the fibers ...
Category
1920s Vintage South Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone, Metal
Mid Century Large Scale Carved Sculptural Wooden Shelf Art on Heavy Steel Base
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
An impressive large scale sculptural wooden shelf art with good form and a beautiful rich warm dark wood colour tone. These would have been originally carv...
Category
Mid-20th Century Minimalist South Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
$912 Sale Price
20% Off
The Trio Of Green Cap Tourmaline Crystals With Pink Apatite From Pakistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Product Information:
Specimen: Tourmaline on Apatite
Weight: 5 grams
Dimensions: H: 2 x W: 1.5 x D: 1.5 cm
Origin: Staknala Gali, Haramosh Mountains, Skardu District, Gilgit Bal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern South Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Multi-gemstone, Rock Crystal, Tourmaline, Other
Nepalese Gilt Bronze Bodhisattva 'Amoghapasha?', Early to Mid-20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A beautiful and unusual gilt bronze figure of a Bodhisattva, possibly Amoghapasha, Nepal, early to mid-20th century, circa 1930s or 1940s.
The regal figure possibly depicting the bodhisattva Amoghapasha, the Unfailing Lasso. The enlightened being is portrayed seated upon a high double lotus pedestal. He is dressed as an Indian prince, wearing a luxurious foliate patterned dhoti around his waist and a billowing scarf around his shoulders. . His torso bare save for the jeweled necklaces and the sacred thread. A five pointed crown with an image of Amitabha Buddha in the central point graces his head.
His princely face cold painted with beautiful detail, his hair colored blue with crushed lapis lazuli, indicating his peaceful nature. Amoghapasha holds a lasso in one hand, an axe in the other. He is considered an emanation of Avalokiteshvara. A bodhisattva of compassion, Amoghapasha is so named because of the lasso he holds in his hand. The lasso represents his vast compassion which is thought to extend to encompass all beings, bringing them into a state of perfection and enlightenment.
The copper base plate, seemingly a later replacement, has been inscribed with a visvajra (double vajra...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tibetan South Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Bronze
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