Painted Votive Panel From Andhra Pradesh - 19th Century Material - Red Coral 170 x 45 x 50

170 x 45 x 50 (wxdxh cms)

It has a gold painted distressed finish

He has been present in Asian art since 500 AD

88 x 88 x 45

A door from India dating from the middle to early 18th century or earlier

Painted Votive Panel From Andhra Pradesh - 19th Century Material - Red Coral 170 x 45 x 50This evocative 19th century painted teak votive panel from Andhra Pradesh has the direct, sculptural presence of true folk devotional carving, likely once hung within a tribal village home as a quiet symbol of protection and personal faith. Hand carved in thick, stepped relief, it is centred with a pointed arched niche that reads as a domestic shrine form rather than an architectural quotation, framed by deeply receding borders and softened foliate