TWO INDIAN CARVED IVORY MODELS OF SHIVA LINGAM SHRINES
BEHRAMPUR, WEST BENGAL, CIRCA 1850-1860
Each with a domed cupola, colonnaded veranda and devotees paying homage, one example inscribed 'No. 12 (?)/Government/Paris Exhibition/from Behrampur Bengal/Price ...' to the underside and bearing a paper label for the 'Stodel Collection'
12¼ in. (31 cm.) high; 7¾ in. (19.5 cm.) wide; 10½ in. (27 cm. deep and 11½ in. (29 cm.) high; 8 in. (20.2 cm.) wide; 11½ in. (29 cm.) deep
TWO INDIAN CARVED IVORY MODELS OF SHIVA LINGAM SHRINES
BEHRAMPUR, WEST BENGAL, CIRCA 1850-1860
Each with a domed cupola, colonnaded veranda and devotees paying homage, one example inscribed 'No. 12 (?)/Government/Paris Exhibition/from Behrampur Bengal/Price ...' to the underside and bearing a paper label for the 'Stodel Collection'
12¼ in. (31 cm.) high; 7¾ in. (19.5 cm.) wide; 10½ in. (27 cm. deep and 11½ in. (29 cm.) high; 8 in. (20.2 cm.) wide; 11½ in. (29 cm.) deep
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