Pair of polychromed Temple Attendants

$8,500.00

pair

Pair of polychromed Temple Attendants

They wears extensive jewellery; including multiple hand and leg ornaments. They have full faces with pronounced chins, large arched eyebrows over bulbous eyes and a gentle smiles.

Such life-like yet exaggerated representations were carved and sometimes painted as part of the ritual for decorating temples and palaces.

Additional information

Region

India, Odisha state

Century

XIX-XX Century