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Description: | Ivory Carving - Indian Temple
Bottom part of a carved ivory model of an Indian temple on a dark, brown shiny wooden or horn base. Base has engraved lettering infilled with gold colored pigment across the front. Temple consists of a central tower with narrow, tall windows surrounded by pillars. Pillars support a domed structure with tall, oblong windows. Top of object has series of grooves forming a screw fitting for attachment of top part.
caption: General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no nn6341.1 | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | temples wood ivory elephant ivory pigment | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-111753 | Go to resource |
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