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☼A RARE PARADE STICK, India, 19th century
h cm 53
In a stylized form of a fork supported by two beautifully carved full-round lions, the two ends terminate with an elephant head.
Catalog Notes:
This staff likely served to support the arm of the Maharaja during audiences or a parade, and its use emphasized the solemnity of the ceremony.
See the one in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, accession number 1987.424.29.
See the one in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, accession number 1987.424.29.