Furniture Plaque Showing Female Musician in an Architectural Framework, 16th century


Furniture Plaque Showing Female Musician in an Architectural Framework, 16th century, From India, possibly Deccan, Ivory, H. 3 1/8 in (), Ivories and Bone, This small plaque depicts a woman mid-dance step, playing a cylindrical drum known as the pakhavaj, which is suspended around her neck. She is positioned beneath a lobed, cusped arch, an architectural form familiar to the Deccan, where this piece was likely made


Size: 3784px × 5016px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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