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EMBOSSED SILVER PLAQUE AND WOODEN FRAME, India, Maharashtra region, 19th century
h. 53 cm x l. 39.5 cm
Depicted riding a mighty steed together with his wife Mhalsa. The tile is set in a hand-carved frame.
Catalogue notes:
Kandhoba is a central Indian folk deity who embodies the figure of the leader-protector of local communities. He is also regarded as one of the innumerable manifestations of the god Shiva.