Caption

Miniature of a chariot;, 19th century, India; model; height 24.0 cm, width 28.0 cm. Temple chariot motif with peacocks and birds. A bird sits on a bow-shaped shaft. Under a canopy topped with a pike sit figures: Krishna feeding on butter; in front, in the driver's seat, there is also Krishna. Indian art; South Asian., A small metallic wheeled object viewed from the front, with a domed top and a pointed finial, showing a worn brass or gold-toned surface with darker patina; a pair of round red accents sit near the front of the dome; a horizontal bar protrudes across the front above an open lattice-like opening with curved decorative cutouts; two ornate spoked wheels with perforated patterns flank the lower sides, connected by a rectangular axle structure in a darker metal; the background is a smooth, light gray surface and the object casts a faint reflection below.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A23_094

License type

Rights managed

Available size

103.0Mb (1.1Mb) / 20.0in x 20.0in / 6000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Miniature chariot 19th century India model height 24.0 cm width 28.0 cm Temple motif peacocks birds bird sits bow-shaped shaft Under canopy topped pike sit figures Krishna feeding butter front driver's seat also Krishna Indian art South Asian small metallic wheeled object viewed domed top pointed finial showing worn brass gold-toned surface darker patina pair round red accents near dome horizontal bar protrudes across open lattice- opening curved decorative cutouts two ornate spoked wheels perforated patterns flank lower sides connected rectangular axle structure darker metal background smooth light gray surface object casts faint reflection .