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LOT 2299
Indian Erotic Wood Carving
MADURAI, TAMIL NADU, LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
23 1/4 in. (2.73 kg, 59 cm).
Carved in the round architectural panel from a temple-chariot depicting an erotic amorous couple standing conjoined on a plinth and supporting a lotus-flower base on their heads. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an old Oxford, UK, collection.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
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