Carved Lintel Panel From Andhra Pradesh - 19th Century Origin - Sri Lanka with brass hardware

with brass hardware

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Carved Lintel Panel From Andhra Pradesh - 19th Century Origin - Sri Lanka with brass hardwareThis old Indian lintel panel was salvaged from the entranceway to a building fallen into disrepair in the state of Andhra Pradesh. It would have originally sat atop a doorway and depicts tigers and elephants on either side of a large lotus flower motif. It is constructed from jackfruit wood (Artocarpus heterophyllus) and carved in a tribal fashion. Jackfruit wood is often used for building construction in South India as is comparable in quality to