Five small Aurangabad and Karnataka copper alloy figures of riders. Central and Southern India. 18th/19th century

Five small Aurangabad and Karnataka copper alloy figures of riders. Central and Southern India. 18th/19th century

a) On horseback, b) on the back of a camel, c) on horseback with shield and sword, and holding the reigns, chipped, Karnataka, d) with a bow, seated on a throne, on the back of an elephant, the base damaged, and e) with an axe, on the back of an elephant. Four figures mounted on a wooden base. (5)
Height from 5.6 to 9.5 cm

Provenance

Private collection, Berlin, acquired in the 1990s