Indian Painted House Shrine From Kutch - 19th Century Green Porcelain while the reverse offers a

while the reverse offers a bold contrast with vertical bands of yellow

divine head motif

These decorative Indian paperweights are hand carved from white marble by skilled craftspeople in Udaipur using traditional methods

uniting the romance of Indian tradition with the elegance of marble carving

74 x 8 x 165 (wxdxh cms)

Indian Painted House Shrine From Kutch - 19th Century Green Porcelain while the reverse offers aThis wonderfully carved shrine would have been set into a wall and used to house the family's favorite deity in a Hindu household. Here a classic Mughal arch is flanked by two wonderfully carved pillars. Decoratively carved supports meet the bottom of the pillars where the shelf is located. Various layers of paint added over the years have worn away to give this piece a wonderful patchy 'distressed' look. Today, these are often used as decorative