TWO WOOD CHARIOT PANELS South India, 18th century

the ithyphallic protector standing in alidhasana, wearing a crown with diadem and loose flowing hair, the two primary hands holding a snake garland, ornamented with jeweled necklaces, girdle, bracelets and anklets

Private German collection.

Wear and significant accretion to both panels with losses and chips to extremities, and stable cracking to wood throughout.
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Together with another chariot panel depicting the worship of Hanuman and Parvati, South India, 18th Century.