Unknown Artist
- Title
- A three arch balcony panel
- Place of origin
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Bikaner →
Rajasthan →
India
- Year
- 18th century
- Media category
- Architectural element
- Materials used
- pink sandstone
- Dimensions
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240.0 x 380.0 x 15.0cm
- Signature & date
- Not signed. Not dated.
- Credit
- Margaret Hannah Olley Art Trust 1998
- Accession number
- 222.1998
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
An architectural piece such as this one may have originated from a fort, palace or royal apartments. This three arch balcony panel is surrounded by a border of floral motifs. The arches are symmetrically designed with a central floral motif and floral medallion to either side of each arch. The scalloped arches are decorated with the twisted pattern of a vine or creeper and decorated with a leaf motif. This style of architecture was used for balconies and pavilions, from which courtyard gardens or terraces could be viewed. It also allowed cooling breezes into the living quarters of apartments.
Asian Art Department, AGNSW, June 1998
- Bibliography (3)
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Sotheby's Australia (Australia) (Author), Indian art and artefacts from the collection of Joan Bowers, Woollahra, 1998, 19, 45 (colour illus.). Lot 149.
George Michell (Australia; England) (Editor), Antonio Martinelli (United Kingdom), The royal palaces of India, London, 1994, 51.
Phillip Davies (Author), The Penguin Guide to the Monuments of India: Vol. II: Islamic, Rajput, European, London, 1989.
- Exhibition history (1)
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Rajput: Sons of Kings, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 08 Jun 2005–04 Sep 2005.
