A CAST BRASS PALANQUIN FINIAL WITH A MAKARA HEAD... Lot 16

A CAST BRASS PALANQUIN FINIAL WITH A MAKARA HEAD AN EYE FOR DETAIL: PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE ESTATE IN NORTHERN LONDON Deccan or Karnataka, South India, late 18th century With a long cylindrical body, the finial cast as a Hindu mythological sea creature (makara), the vahana (vehicle) of the river Goddess Ganga, with an adorned elephantine head, a pair of small tusks, a long, upward-curled trunk, and sharp crocodile-like fangs around the mouth, 37cm long.