9th Apr, 2025 12:00
Ethnographica
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TWO TANJORE SILVER AND COPPER-OVERLAID BRASS TRAYS
Thanjavur (Tanjore), Tamil Nadu, South India, ca. 1900s - 1920s
TWO TANJORE SILVER AND COPPER-OVERLAID BRASS TRAYS
Thanjavur (Tanjore), Tamil Nadu, South India, ca. 1900s - 1920s
Comprising two circular brass trays, overlaid in chased and openwork silver and copper sheets, one featuring a central roundel with the Hindu God Shiva as the Lord of Dance (Nataraja), and the latter with Vishnu, the Preserver Hindu deity, holding his four traditional emblems, a conch (shankha), a club (gada), a disc (chakram), and a lotus flower (padma).
Each 20.5cm diameter
Sold for £98
TWO TANJORE SILVER AND COPPER-OVERLAID BRASS TRAYS
Thanjavur (Tanjore), Tamil Nadu, South India, ca. 1900s - 1920s
Comprising two circular brass trays, overlaid in chased and openwork silver and copper sheets, one featuring a central roundel with the Hindu God Shiva as the Lord of Dance (Nataraja), and the latter with Vishnu, the Preserver Hindu deity, holding his four traditional emblems, a conch (shankha), a club (gada), a disc (chakram), and a lotus flower (padma).
Each 20.5cm diameter
Auction: Ethnographica, 9th Apr, 2025
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