Blue Stone Lamp Niche From Jaisalmer - 19th Century Plates adding movement and a ceremonial

adding movement and a ceremonial quality to the piece

and dolls are an essential part of growing up in Odisha and are often vividly painted in garish colours

A brush used for Chinese calligraphy made from wolf hair

known as a Spring bench

surface losses and patina consistent with age and architectural use

Blue Stone Lamp Niche From Jaisalmer - 19th Century Plates adding movement and a ceremonialHand carved from the distinctive yellow sandstone of Jaisalmer, this 19th century three way lamp niche once flanked a doorway in the desert citys golden havelis. Designed to hold small oil lamps or candles, such niches illuminated entrances at dusk, casting a warm glow across intricately carved faades. This example features three slender arched openings divided by delicately carved columns, crowned with foliate detailing and framed by a geometric