Pair of Antique 19th Century Indian Hindu Carved Stone Temple Guard Statues, circa 1850 Recently Added 47" tall X 30" long

47" tall X 30" long X 16" wide

5 cm X 2 cm

This inkwell came from a very prominent Middle Eastern collection

Sonja Blomdahl (b

5 cm X 61 cm

Pair of Antique 19th Century Indian Hindu Carved Stone Temple Guard Statues, circa 1850 Recently Added 47" tall X 30" longA very large pair of rare antique 19th century Indian polychromed & hand carved stone Dvarpala (temple door guard) statues, circa 1850. Each statue is hand carved as a male Hindu four armed temple guard, the guards holding a mace (Gada) and one hand on a dagger (Katar), another hand holding a lotus flower to represent spiritual enlightenment. Each guard stands crossed legged on a plinth decorated with an elephant, both statues retaining old and yet