Carved Lintel Panel From Andhra Pradesh - 18thC Origin - China architectural panel conversion

architectural panel conversion

also known as paan

such works combine sacred imagery with handwritten astrological charts

along with a removable upper tray featuring a shaped divider

Features: Hand-cast using the lost wax process

Carved Lintel Panel From Andhra Pradesh - 18thC Origin - China architectural panel conversionThis beautifully carved Indian lintel panel is of considerable age and from South India. It dates to the 18th century and would have come from above a doorway of an Andhra Pradesh home. Constructed from wild jackfruit wood it depicts Lakshmi framed by elephants (Gaja Lakshmi), the attendants, peacocks, lion & monkey carvings are all carved in the typical South Indian style. The lintel panel has many layers of paint and pitch (tar) used for