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Wooden Processional Chariot Strut
Tamil Nadhu, India
19th century
height: 32 cm plus stand
The tenon at the top of this carving suggests that it is a wooden support
or strut designed to help hold something up, most probably the upper
section of a monumental processional chariot built to parade important
bronze statues as part of a processional festival.
The strut shows a rearing yali, a mythical beast with a maned, leonine
head, bulging eyes and teeth and a lengthy trunk which it grips between
its claws. Pillars carved with such beasts first made their appearance in
temple complexes of the Vijayanagara empire around the 16th century.
Thereafter they were used in temple architecture and in the construction
of South Indian processional chariots.
Inventory no.: 231
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Wooden Processional Chariot Strut
Tamil Nadhu, India
19th century
height: 32 cm plus stand
The tenon at the top of this carving suggests that it is a wooden support
or strut designed to help hold something up, most probably the upper
section of a monumental processional chariot built to parade important
bronze statues as part of a processional festival.
The strut shows a rearing yali, a mythical beast with a maned, leonine
head, bulging eyes and teeth and a lengthy trunk which it grips between
its claws. Pillars carved with such beasts first made their appearance in
temple complexes of the Vijayanagara empire around the 16th century.
Thereafter they were used in temple architecture and in the construction
of South Indian processional chariots.
Inventory no.: 231
This Item is available - Ask about this item
