05-16-201505-16-2015
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2810BBoston
May 16, 2015 11:00 AMCalender
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Two Wooden Lintel Friezes

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$800$650
Auction: Asian Works Of Art - 2810BLocation: BostonDate / Time: May 16, 2015 11:00AM

Description:

Two Wooden Lintel Friezes, India, one depicting a seated Mithuna couple under a canopy, flanked by three attendant deities on each side and two facing Narashima, the Hindu man-lion deities; the other depicting a Mithuna couple seated on an ox under a canopy, flanked by three attendant deities on each side and two winged horses, all carved in deep relief on a raised panel decorated with multi-tiered borders in low relief, sizes to 8 5/8 x 30 1/2 in.

Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Arthur L. and Genevieve S. Funk.
Estimate $700-900

overall age wear and discoloration, multiple cracks, old and new chips, heavy dirt, and remnants of pigments.


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Keywords

India, the Hindu, Genevieve S. Funk