Carved Elephant Corbel From South India - Late 18th Century Furniture essential for achieving enlightenment

essential for achieving enlightenment

Materials: Hand-painted paper with wooden frame

these Pitharas were made with wheels because they were too heavy to lift when loaded with dowry

These glass lamps are known in India as Handis or Hundis named after a cooking pot

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Carved Elephant Corbel From South India - Late 18th Century Furniture essential for achieving enlightenmentThis 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