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January 11 20182018-01-11 +1 copiesClose-up photo of an ornate silver ritual lamp with an elephant-head motif on a wooden surface. The lamp has a square cup-like top with a floral rosette carving, a twisted handle, and a curled trunk-like spout ending in a small elephant face. Behind it sit a bowl of white crystalline pieces, a silver container, a folded blue cloth with fringe, and a silver dish holding yellow flowers. No people are visible.2011-12-31October 27 20112011-10-27Close-up photograph of an ornate silver ritual vessel with a square base and cylindrical cup opening, its handle shaped as an elephant head with curled trunk and embossed floral and petal patterns. It rests on an orange cloth beside a silver plate of yellow-orange grains, with a small steel cup and a red-and-white patterned floor in the background. No people are visible. The setting suggests a pada puja preparation, with the kalasha-like vessel displayed as a ritual implement.2011-12-14December 14 20112011-12-14January 08 20122012-01-08September 29 20062006-09-29 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of an ornate silver ritual vessel shaped like an elephant head with a curled trunk, its tusks and carved ears visible. A square silver box section with a raised rim and a repousse lotus or sunflower medallion sits behind the head. The silver is polished and catches light against a blurred background of brown wooden surfaces and a gold-coloured cloth edge. No people are visible.2011-10-03December 19 20162016-12-19December 08 20112011-12-08December 28 20112011-12-28Close-up photograph of a polished silver ritual vessel on a golden-yellow wooden surface. In the foreground is a silver pitcher-style spout shaped with an elephant head and trunk curling upward, set on a square base with a flower rosette, with a decorated silver handle extending left. Behind it sits a shallow silver bowl with a patterned rim on a ridged stand. Scattered pink and yellow flower petals or powder lie on the wooden surface, and the background is softly blurred in warm greens and yellows.2016-12-19