Stone Lion From Kutch - Early 19th Century Style:Left Hand Facing Southeast Asian Art and Indian

Southeast Asian Art and Indian Miniatures

Decorative crescent-shaped clasps add further character to the piece

Traditionally rung at the beginning and conclusion of prayers

The interior and other panels are also paulownia

Stone Lion From Kutch - Early 19th Century Style:Left Hand Facing Southeast Asian Art and IndianThis glorious pair of Indian lions date to the early 19th century. They originally would have stood on either side of an an entrance to a haveli in The Rann of Kutch. Their faces are delicately carved with remnants of layers of paint applied over many generations. Full of character and still retaining traces of old paint, this pair of carved stone lions would look equally good on either side of a doorway or in the garden. They're a rare thing to find