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Close photo of an ornate embossed metal plaque with a teardrop-shaped outline, shown in warm bronze and silver tones. Its border has dense repoussé leaf and scroll patterns. At the centre is a raised sun-like face with a radiating ring of petal rays, a forehead mark and closed, sculpted eyes. No people are visible; a plain white cloth sits behind the object.

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A photograph of an ornate silver ceremonial fan-shaped processional item, teardrop-shaped with a long handle, resting on a white cloth. Its surface has embossed floral and foliate scrollwork in a border, and a central raised repoussé face within a radiating lotus-petal or sun-ray medallion, with a worn, tarnished silver finish. No people are visible.A close photograph of an ornate metal procession fan, a large teardrop-shaped silver-toned disc with a hammered floral and leaf border. At its centre is a repoussé face with a sunburst of radiating petals around it, set against a plain white cloth backdrop. The long handle extends downward out of the frame. No people are visible.Close photo of a large polished brass ceremonial fan-shaped shield with a pointed leaf-like outline, its surface embossed with scrolling foliage and a beaded border. At the centre is a repoussé sun face with rayed flame-like petals and a small vertical tilak mark on the forehead. The shield rests on a turned brass stand. Behind it, a second brass shield and a tall brass rod are partly visible against a plain pinkish-grey wall, with a black cloth at the left edge. No people are visible.2010-10-22 +1 copiesA photograph of an ornate silver ceremonial fan-shaped object lying flat on a white cloth on a dark ground. The heart-shaped head has an embossed floral scroll border, concentric rings and a central face-like motif surrounded by a radiating sunburst of petals. A twisted, ropelike silver handle extends from the base. Bare feet of a person are visible at the left edge, but no one else is in the frame.Close-up overhead photograph of an ornate brass ceremonial object shaped like a leaf or spade, with a central embossed sun-like face surrounded by a ring of rays and repoussé scrolling foliage around the rim, with a turned handle extending to the right. It rests on a grey stone floor. No people are visible.2006-10-12Close overhead photo of a polished brass ceremonial object: a round, fan-shaped plate with radiating ridges and a rope-patterned rim, a lotus-like floral motif at its base, and a long handle with a knobbed end. It rests on a grey stone surface. No people are visible.2006-10-12October 22 20142014-10-22 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a metal ritual object: a copper-toned circular openwork medallion carved with a radiating lotus-like rosette of layered petals, mounted on a tapering gilt-brass spire or finial with ribbed, fluted surfaces and side scroll ornaments. The background is plain dark. No people are visible. The object appears to be part of a ceremonial metal structure or deity vahana/ornament.Close-up photograph of a repoussé silver procession item showing a stylised face with a large almond-shaped eye, a raised eyebrow with feathered detailing, a pointed nose and a beaded border of dots along the edge. A second embossed silver panel with scrolled, floral-looking relief sits at the right. The metal has a warm, tarnished patina with highlights. No people are visible; the object appears to be a silver mask or deity face used in a procession.December 05 20162016-12-05A close photograph of an ornate repoussé silver umbrella top, the round canopy dome with embossed floral and scrolling motifs and a pointed finial, with small hanging silver tassels along its rim. It rests on a dark cloth with gold-toned poles above and small framed round medallions at the right edge. No people are visible.2011-01-25Close-up photograph of an ornate repoussé silver procession vehicle surface. A large central silver lion-faced mask with bulging eyes, flared nostrils, bared fangs and a curled crest sits at the centre, flanked by scrolled silver volutes and a floral medallion. The background is densely covered in a pattern of silver lotus-petal rosettes, with a band of foliate scrolling along the upper edge. No people are visible; the object is a decorative silver ornament.