18-19th c Himalayan temple used lost wax cast Ganesha oil or butter lamps a matching set , well used and in good condition. Size H 10"W 5"
Important sized Ghurra, long stick model with rope carving design. Great encrusted thick patina . Local repair with a 3 metal banding around the rotating hole.
H 34 cm , Thickness 4.5 cm
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Very long stick ghurra, fine and deep encrusted craving indicating great age, note an interesting local repair to compensate an important sign of use. H 30 cm
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great encrusted patina and signs of use, H 27 cm
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H 22 cm
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H 23 cm
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Joker mask, thin but very hard red wood, H 29 cm , wide 27 cm
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Phurba with an iron tip ( H 31 cm) ,
The Phurba is presented on a metal stand
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Small sized drum with a very fine handle, obvious signs of great age, such quality of drum is now not easy to find
H 50 cm , diameter 26 cm
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This large sized ghurra is also nice carving on both size, a Horseman and an elephant on the other side.
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Presented on an iron stand, H 37 cm
Original modern design for an old ghurra, as shown important signs of great use. H 26 cm
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Presented on iron stand
Important shamanic phurbu , the top displays 4 ancestor faces and is protected by a a copper ring, note the iron tip.
H 31 cm
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A great carving made with extremely hard wood i.e. it a master carving work. Very peculiar black patina indicating its local origin. H 55 cm
At least from early 20th
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Important size , unusual design, local repairs , obvious signs of long use, hard wood, H 33, wide 25 cm,
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A mask showing a very realistic human face rounded with pieces of fur. Black and light brown patina, obvious signs of use from first part of 20th. Hard wood, H 27 cm
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H 26 cm , Length 25 cm , very good condition
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Wonderful hand-carving from teak wood depicting Ganesha, the Hindu god of beginnings. He is easily identifiable by his elephant's head and four arms, two of which are shown holding his own broken tusks, and one of which is grasping his nose. He sits under an archway upon a hippopotamus with its head turned straight upward. Early 20th century (1900-1925)
Size: 9.75" tall, 5.75" wide
Beautiful bronze offering chalice from India with one large peacock surrounded by four smaller peacocks, bowing their heads in worship to the central bird. The chalice has a hinge on its front and back, which could secured shut with a pin or rope. The bronze has some red patina on the feathers of each bird and has bronze patina. The peacock is the national bird of India and is also considered a vehicle to the Hindu lord Murugan...