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LNS 633 HS

Jade ‘crutch’ (zafar takiya) head, exquisitely carved in the form of two naturalistic haltered blackbuck heads and necks, resting on a lotus leaf, with a ferrule drilled with a large hole at the bottom for fitting onto a staff

Inv. no. LNS 633 HS
Nephrite, carved, polished and drilled by lapidary means
Height 4.5 cm; width 13 cm
India, probably Deccan, ca. 2nd quarter, 17th century AD
ca. 2nd quarter, 11th century AH

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