Description
ELEPHANT SCULPTURE. Brass. Made of cast brass, with engraved decoration, this amusing elephant served as a base for a statue of a deity who could slide into the groove on the howdah, on the animal's back. India, Maharashtra or Deccan, 18th-19th century. H_13,5 cm Provenance: Former Belgian collection
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ELEPHANT SCULPTURE. Brass. Made of cast brass, with engraved decoration, this amusing elephant served as a base for a statue of a deity who could slide into the groove on the howdah, on the animal's back. India, Maharashtra or Deccan, 18th-19th century. H_13,5 cm Provenance: Former Belgian collection