Barbara Israel Garden Antiques
Carved sandstone
Indian (Agra region)
Circa 1740-1760
Carved Sandstone Wellhead
21.5 ins. high, 29.5 ins. overall diameter; 19.25 ins. opening diameter
description
A small carved sandstone wellhead of octagonal form with cylindrical interior, each side ornamented with archaic-seeming, schematic patterns, mainly of geometric form, including a checkerboard motif, bands of dentils, and concentric arches, Indian, (Agra region), mid-18th century.