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174 A KHMER BRONZE PALANQUIN FINIAL, CAMBODIA, CIRCA 12TH CENTURY in the form of a curved hollow lotus stem, the lozenge shaped finial with a figure of a dancing apsara in relief, framed by concentric layers of lotus petals, the reverse with figure of Vajradhara seated on a kirtimukha face, mounted on stand 27.5cm long £800-1200 175 A BRASS STANDARD FINIAL, WESTERN DECCAN, 19TH CENTURY in the form of a head of Hanuman, with stylised face and large gaping mouth with traces of red lac, on tapering shaft, mounted on stand 29cm high Provenance: Formerly in the collection of the late Peter Cochrane, acquired in 1970, inv.JPC 70/61 £400-600
172 172 A LARGE BRONZE FIGURE OF KHANDOBA AND MHALSA, WESTERN DECCAN, INDIA, CIRCA 18TH CENTURY cast in four sections, the god seated on a horse with his consort, each holding a sword, a small figure of a dog underneath the horse, framed by a prabha with five headed cobra canopy 33cm high Provenance: Formerly in the collection of the late Peter Cochrane, acquired in 1968, inv.JPC 68/84 £1200-1500
176 A BRONZE FIGURE OF THE GODDESS GANGA RIDING ON HER MAKARA, SOUTH INDIA, CIRCA 1900 the tall headdress with bulb shaped finial, her upper hands holding kalasa and padma, her primary hands in abhaya and varada mudra, her vehicle the makara separately cast, modern wood base 22.5cm high (together) £150-250 177 A JAIN SHRINE, GUJARAT, WESTERN INDIA, 13TH CENTURY brass with silver and copper inlay, depicting Parsvanatha, the twenty-third tirthankara, seated on a lion throne, flanked by chauri bearers and devotees, a seven-headed naga canopy above, surmounted by a pair of elephants filling a kalasa, a further kalasa finial on the arched aureole, indistinct dedicatory inscription in devanagari on the reverse 13cm high The indistinct samvat date appears to read 12[..] £800-1200 178 A BRONZE FIGURE OF VISHNU, GUJARAT, WESTERN INDIA, 16TH/17TH CENTURY the four-armed deity standing holding an attribute in each hand, flanked by two pairs of diminutive devotees, a figure of his vehicle, Garuda, on the front of the base 14cm Provenance: Formerly in the collection of the late Peter Cochrane, acquired in 1976, inv.JPC 76/35 £400-600
173 173 A BRASS FIGURE OF KHANDOBA AND MHALSA, WESTERN DECCAN, INDIA, CIRCA 18TH CENTURY the divine couple riding a horse, on rectangular base, the god’s right hand raised, holding a sword(?), now missing 22.5cm high £700-900
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179 FOUR BRONZE FINIALS, INDIA, 18TH/19TH CENTURY one in the form of an elephant head, one in the form of a peacock, another with Krishna dancing on a makara head and the other a hook in the form of a double headed yali 10cm and smaller (4) Provenance: Private Collection, Germany, acquired 1960-66 in India by the vendor while working in development assistance. £150-250