LOT 210 A CARVED WOODEN SOUTH INDIAN LINTEL PANEL
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A CARVED WOODEN SOUTH INDIAN LINTEL PANEL Possibly Tamil Nadu , Southern India or Sri Lanka, late 19th - early 20th century Of rectangular shape, made of three independent wooden boards joined later, each one with high relief figural carvings, the central board decorated with the Hindu God of War Kartikkeya / Skanda's betrothal scene, flanked by Shiva and Parvati on the bull Nandi on the right hand-side and Skanda himself on his vahana , the peacock, with his two consorts on the left hand-side, the lower board with dwarfs squashed by the upper panel and praying scenes, the upper board with squared niches for each deity member of Shiva's family on their respective vehicles, such as Shiva himself, Parvati, Skanda and Ganesha, the back plain, 87cm x 191.5cm. Provenance: Christie's South Kensington, 14 June 1983, lot 135. (87cm x 191.5cm)
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