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A DAMASCENED IRON ELEPHANT GOAD (ANKUS), SOUTH INDIA, 19TH CENTURY
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2025年04月11日 开拍
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A DAMASCENED IRON ELEPHANT GOAD (ANKUS), SOUTH INDIA, 19TH CENTURYOf typical form, the long shaft applied with seven raised rings and terminating in a fitted brass pommel with minutely beaded ribs. The flat blade with hook and point as well as a shorter beak-shaped hook, and finely worked in low relief with neatly damascened and incised blossoms borne on leafy scrolling vines.Provenance: From a private estate in the Lac Leman region, Switzerland.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, traces of use, and manufacturing irregularities. Expected tarnishing and corrosion, small nicks, tiny dings, minuscule losses.Weight: 566.1 gDimensions: Length 56 cmA goad is carried by the mahout or elephant driver. The sharp point and hook was used to guide the animal to behave or move in a specific way, making it a crucial tool for hunting expeditions. Besides its use by elephant riders, embellished ankus have appeared from Hindu courts where they were possibly used for religious rituals or other ceremonies of State. This is also a weapon found in the multiple arms of Hindu gods such as Ganesha.Literature comparison:Compare a South Indian elephant goad of similar form, dated 17th-18th century, 38.6 cm long, in the Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore, accession number 1998-OI399.Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Christie's London, 27 April 2012, lot 626 Price: GBP 3,250 or approx. EUR 6,400 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing : A hilted silver-damascened elephant goad (ankus), South India, 19th century Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and similar floral motifs. Note the different decoration, the handle, and the smaller size (44.7 cm).Auction result comparison: Type: RelatedAuction: Christie's London, 12 June 2018, lot 43Price: GBP 7,500 or approx. EUR 12,500 (for the pair) converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing: Two steel elephant goads (Ankus), Mughal India, late 17th-early 18th centuryExpert remark: Compare the related form, smaller size (42.4 cm), and that the lot comprises a pair. Also note the earlier dating.

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