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Ivory Works

 

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Ivory Works

      About 19th Century AD.

     Ivory work gives us a fairly good account of the exceptional skill attained by the ivory carvers and their urge to produce pieces of outstanding quality.

 



Lacquer Wares

      About 19th Century AD.

     Lac is the resinuous substance produced by a kind of insect called the lac insect, which is used for decorative purposes in wood.

Lacquer Wares
 

Lamp

 


Lamp

     About 19th Century AD.

     South India is justly famous for her innumerable  forms of lamps  being an integral and essential part of everyday life in every household. Lighting a lamp is to welcome Goddess Lakshmi.

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