15 mars 2014
Silver repousse on copper box, Tanjore, India, circa 1900
Silver repousse on copper box, Tanjore, India, circa 1900. Photo courtesy Amir Mohtashemi Ltd. On the lid of the box is an exact depiction of the Brihadisvara temple in Tanjore with its distinctive crowned vimana and with a recumbent bull on a stepped...