Null Bronze elephant with a pair of deities standing on its back. Height: 14cm. …

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Bronze elephant with a pair of deities standing on its back. Height: 14cm. Traces of gilding and polychromy. Minor chips. India, 19th century. Provenance: Evrard de Rouvre collection.

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Bronze elephant with a pair of deities standing on its back. Height: 14cm. Traces of gilding and polychromy. Minor chips. India, 19th century. Provenance: Evrard de Rouvre collection.

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