Dvarapala Guardian Chariot Carving - 19th Century Bangles Chests and boxes from India

Chests and boxes from India are found in an extraordinary variety of styles reflecting the many cultures that influenced India and were used for storing valuables such as jewellery or cash

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guided by a farmer as oxen drew it through the fields

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This label depicts a scene from the Mahābhārata

Dvarapala Guardian Chariot Carving - 19th Century Bangles Chests and boxes from IndiaThis South Indian panel is from a temple chariot locally called ter or Ratha Yatra. It depicts a Dvarapala guardian for an unknown female Hindu deity. In her right hand is a mace. Her left hand is in Tarjani Mudra with her index finger extended in warning to any miscreants. The index finger has long since broken. Dvarapalas were most often seen depicted either side of a doorway to a temple or shrine. Although they were often seen with four arms, two