Sri Lanka Ebony & Silver Elephant Kandy Festival Statue

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Fine Antiquities, Asian, Ethno, Fine Art

By Artemis Fine Arts

May 1, 2025

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• Lot Description
  South Asia, Sri Lanka, Kandy, ca. mid-20th century CE. An ebony wood elephant statue adorned with high-quality silver panels and inlaid bone toes, featuring a faceted red glass piece on the forehead - all elements indicative of ceremonial regalia associated with the Kandy Festival. The Kandy Festival, or Esala Perahera, is a grand annual procession held in Kandy Sri Lanka to honor the Sacred Tooth Relic of the Buddha. Elephants play a central role in the celebration, revered as sacred and majestic symbols of power and protection. The most esteemed elephant carries the relic in a domed casket housed within a ceremonial turret known as a ransivige - a miniature brass stupa-shaped casket is affixed to the turret, representing that sacred tradition. Size: 5.5" L x 3" W x 7.5" H (14 cm x 7.6 cm x 19 cm); silver quality 86% to 92%
  
  Provenance: private Los Angeles, California, USA collection
  
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  #193422

  Condition

  Loss to front right foot and missing bone inlay to this area. Missing the tusks. Several slightly loose silver panels due to missing rivets and wires. The tail panel is reattached with a wire. Finial turret is loose and rests askew. Stable pressure fissures to the wood. White chalky stains to the surface. Dark patina to the silver.
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