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Rosewood Rhino exhibits exemplary craftsmanship.
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24" x 12"
Weight:
22lbs.
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ol173
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Rosewood elephant, adorned by articulate carvings, looks majestic.
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Size Available:
12" x 8"
Weight:
15.4 lbs.
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ol174
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Solitary rhino, carved out of rosewood, looks mighty and powerful.
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Weight:
22 lbs.
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ol175
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The sculptural traditions, forms, and styles
of the civilizations of the Indian subcontinent.
Wooden carving was the favored medium of artistic expression on the
Indian subcontinent. Indian buildings were profusely adorned with it
and indeed are often inseparable from it. The subject matter of Indian
sculpture was almost invariably abstracted human forms that were used
to instruct people in the truths of the Hindu, Buddhist, or Jain
religions. The nude was used both to represent the body as a symbol of
spirit and to reveal the imagined shapes of the gods. There is an
almost complete suppression of individuality in Indian sculpture; this
is because the figures are conceived of as shapes that are more perfect
and final than anything to be found in the merely transitory appearance
of human models. The multiple heads and arms of sculptured Hindu
divinities were thought necessary to display the manifold attributes of
these gods' power.
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