A COPPER ALLOY PROCESSIONAL STANDARD (ALAM)
INDIA, DECCAN, 19th CENTURY
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
Auction: Indian Art | Lots 67 to 83 | 12 June at 10am
Description
cast in two boteh-shaped flat components, one larger than the other, the inner parts pierced with openwork qur’anic inscriptions and framed within engraved calligraphic bands, six mythical dragon heads or makara protruding from the upper sides, all on a bulbous vertical pole, mounted on a wood stand
Dimensions
47cm (18 ½in) high
Provenance
Acquired Christie’s, Arts and Textiles of the Islamic and Indian Worlds, London, 28 April 2017, lot 317.