AN OPENWORK ENGRAVED BRONZE PROCESSIONAL STANDARD ('ALAM) WITH SIX DRAGON HEADS
Possibly Deccan, Central India, 19th century

AN OPENWORK ENGRAVED BRONZE PROCESSIONAL STANDARD ('ALAM) WITH SIX DRAGON HEADS
Possibly Deccan, Central India, 19th century

Of typical gourd-like pyriform shape, pierced with two drop-shaped medallions in the centre reading the names of Allah, Muhammad, and the first Shi'a Imam, 'Ali, encased within an engraved calligraphic naskh band with a saying from Imam 'Ali stating that the only true victory comes from God, set against a hatched ground, surmounted at the top by three Timurid-style dragon heads on each side, joint to a ringed cylindrical shaft, mounted on a modern wooden stand, 69cm high including the stand.

Provenance: Christie's London (South Kensington), 28 April 2017, lot 317.

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Dimensions: 69cm high including the stand