Vase, repossession; Vishnu, cobras snakes, plant ornament, geometric ornament, figural scenes, fish, halos, maces, religion, snakes, processions, flutes, clubs. On the belly six ovoid reserves with figural decoration four female figures with wreaths, two images of Vishnu; plant and animal motifs on the entire surface. 19th century, India; vessel. Height 65.0 cm, width 27.5 cm, weight 2.95 kg., A tall ornate metal vessel stands upright against a plain light gray background, rendered in warm brass and bronze tones with areas of darker brown patina; the vase has an elongated oval body rising from a flared round base with decorative ridges, and the surface is covered in intricate raised floral and foliate patterns with repeating oval medallions that contain human-like figures in bas-relief; two long curved handles extend from the neck to the shoulder, each handle shaped like a stylized serpentine form terminating in broad flattened fin-like elements, and the neck flares into a scalloped ri...
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Vase, repossession; Vishnu, cobras snakes, plant ornament, geometric ornament, figural scenes, fish, halos, maces, religion, snakes, processions, flutes, clubs. On the belly six ovoid reserves with figural decoration four female figures with wreaths, two images of Vishnu; plant and animal motifs on the entire surface. 19th century, India; vessel. Height 65.0 cm, width 27.5 cm, weight 2.95 kg., A tall ornate metal vessel stands upright against a plain light gray background, rendered in warm brass and bronze tones with areas of darker brown patina; the vase has an elongated oval body rising from a flared round base with decorative ridges, and the surface is covered in intricate raised floral and foliate patterns with repeating oval medallions that contain human-like figures in bas-relief; two long curved handles extend from the neck to the shoulder, each handle shaped like a stylized serpentine form terminating in broad flattened fin-like elements, and the neck flares into a scalloped rim with additional embossed ornamentation.

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Vase repossession Vishnu cobras snakes plant ornament geometric ornament figural scenes fish halos maces religion snakes processions flutes clubs belly six ovoid reserves figural decoration four female figures wreaths two images plant animal motifs entire surface 19th century India vessel Height 65.0 cm width 27.5 cm weight 2.95 kg tall ornate metal vessel stands upright plain light gray background rendered warm brass bronze tones areas darker brown patina vase elongated oval body rising flared round base decorative ridges surface covered intricate raised floral foliate patterns repeating oval medallions contain human- figures bas-relief two long curved handles extend neck shoulder handle shaped stylized serpentine form terminating broad flattened fin- elements neck flares scalloped rim additional embossed ornamentation.

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