Antique Nandi Sculpture vintage navajo jewelry Antique Victorian cast brass American

Antique Victorian cast brass American mirror and stand

The stone looks like basalt with a very heavy patina and worn smooth by many hands touching it over the centuries

Moore published a number of mail order catalogs in the first few years of the 20th Century

The red colour in the interlocking vibrant central multi-cross design is an aniline red and it jumps off the design flanked by four brown crosses

Vessels such a this often were used in temples for ritual ceremonies and years of use have left their imprint on them

Antique Nandi Sculpture vintage navajo jewelry Antique Victorian cast brass AmericanA deeply patinated and authentic antique sculpture of Nandi with a Linga (Lord Shiva is often depicted riding on Nandi) from Karnataka, Southern India. The base and sculpture show signs of being extensively worshipped and were probably moved around a home or small temple. The body of Nandi, the Holy Cow is smooth from use and displays a very pleasing form, symmetry and colour. It has been in my collection for many years and was an ex collection