INDIA - Lot 10

INDIA Two musical instruments: - Dhodro banam (sarangi), made of carved wood with a rectangular soundbox covered in leather; the neck is adorned with two carved rosettes and topped with a frieze of four figures in bas-relief. (Traces of polychromy, cracks, faded engravings). H. 74 cm - Dhodro banam (sarangi), carved from wood with an oval soundbox covered in leather, topped by a square soundhole; the neck is crowned with a figure’s head. The back is engraved with a latticework pattern. Tuning peg with a head carved in scrollwork (metal fittings and fastenings, traces of sindur). H. 84 cm Reference: - A similar instrument, carved with a head, is housed at the Rietberg Museum, Zurich, inventory no. 2014.9

Estimate:£338.54

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