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ANTIQUE MUGHAL/SAFAVID BRASS ROOSTER 19TH CENTURY

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ANTIQUE MUGHAL/SAFAVID BRASS ROOSTER 19TH CENTURY
A Rare Antique Islamic Mughal or Durrani Brass Rooster, Deccan India or central asia afghanistan, Circa Possibly 19th Century, Brass in form of Bird stands proud with its head held high and its feathered tail outstretched; simple herringbone detailing are enough to convince us
of the glory of his forthcoming display. Cast in brass he has no openings or attachments to suggest function so he may have been a
finial or element from a shrine as the Birds play an important role in both Hindu iconography and in Islam.