A BALINESE CARVED 'KEROPOK' OFFERING FIGURE OF A MAKARA 19TH CENTURY

Description: A BALINESE CARVED 'KEROPOK' OFFERING FIGURE OF A MAKARA
19TH CENTURY
Carved as a crouching mythical sea creature with a long snout, and elephant like tusks and a fish's tail, with wings, wearing elaborate jewels, with remanant polychrome and gilding. The back of the creature hollowed out with lid.

26.5cm high, 52cm long, 12.5cm wide.

Condition:

Condition: some losses to decoration, chips, spines on top of the back of the head mostly broken, losses to polychrome and gilding, old borer holes visible, and associated losses.
Approximately 2605 gms weight.

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