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Mara Figure Incense Holder From Ceylon
Antiques:
Regional Art:
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Indian Subcontinent:
Sri Lanka:
Pre 1920 item# 693739 (stock#35-51)
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Silk Road Gallery
(203) 208-0771
$495
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A metal incense burner from Ceylon is cast to represent the Buddhist demon Mara as part bird, part human. Mara is the Buddhist personification of the temptations of the world, and takes different forms in the iconography, sometimes appearing as various creatures and demons, sometimes as a young and handsome human. The story of Mara and his armies attempting to lure Buddha away from the path to enlightenment as he meditated under the Bodhi tree provides many icons in the Buddhist pantheon. We hav ...click for details
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Silver Bracelet With Garnet
Antiques:
Regional Art:
Asian:
Indian Subcontinent:
Sri Lanka:
Pre 1910 item# 331277 (stock#34-91)
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Silk Road Gallery
(203) 208-0771
$345
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From Sri Lanka's delightful old central highlands city of Kandy, this late 19th/early 20th century bracelet is a fine example of the silver jewelry of the region.
Kandy, the capital of the old Singhalese kingdom, was, and remains, the artistic and spiritual center of the country. High quality silver jewelry with the Victorian look of this bracelet was its signature design style. The gemstone in this piece, a garnet, is good quality and is faceted and set to show its fire and sparkle. An int ...click for details
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