"Processional Palanquin Sleeve, India, 17/18th"
Cylindrical bronze palanquin sleeve ornamented with rings ending in the head of a Makara with an open mouth, raised trunk with a small eyelet and decorated knots on the forehead. W 39cm. Provenance: Private collection, Netherlands, see the book by Leo S. Figiel, MD, “Ritual bronzes of Maharashtra and Karnataka”, 2007, p. 159, fig. 17-171