G760.9 A CARVED WOODEN POLYCHROME PANEL DEPICTING DANCERS


India

G760.9 A CARVED WOODEN POLYCHROME PANEL DEPICTING DANCERS

SOUTHERN INDIA

18TH – 19TH CENTURY
H. 19 CMS. 7 ½ INS

W. 34 CMS, 13 ½ INS

A charming polychromed wood panel depicting a female dancer accompanied by a second female musician playing hand-cymbals (manjeera).

Provenance: Private English Collection.

Acquired during the family’s long service in India between 1946 and 1967.