Bastar Danteshwari on an Elephant From Chhattisgarh - 19thC Orange & White Porcelain creating a fresh

creating a fresh

Brass Elephant From Andra Pradesh

This beautiful design uses the 'Nui' Shibori technique to create the floral repeat which is then digitally printed onto gorgeous soft pile velvet

stepped pedestal base

Marble Buddha Head From Hebei Province - Not an antique but beautifully carved

Bastar Danteshwari on an Elephant From Chhattisgarh - 19thC Orange & White Porcelain creating a freshThis beautiful Indian bronze elephant figure is mounted with a howdah (an elephant carriage). Inside the howdah is the goddess Danteshwarim whilst the elephant is controlled by a mahout (elephant keeper). Dating to the 19th century and crafted in the Bastar tribal style. Danteshwari is a common form of the mother goddess and the primary deity of the royal house of the state of Bastar in Chhattisgarh. Bastar is famed for its beautiful sculptures &