A large polychrome wooden procession horse, India, Deccan, 19th century, wearing a bridle richly decorated with geometric motifs and flowers, a peacock perched at the top of its head between its ears, its mane decorated with multiple tassels, its neck adorned with various ornaments showing sometimes geometric motifs, sometimes petals or bells, the rest of the body also adorned with various ornaments showing geometric motifs and bells, wearing a saddle decorated with two tigers, torso adorned with a kirtimukha with tassel, each front leg decorated with a makara, the horse standing on a wooden base, 202 cm high (with base), 173 cm high (without base), 215 cm long (several removable parts)

A large polychrome wooden procession horse, India, Deccan, 19th century, wearing a bridle richly decorated with geometric motifs and flowers, a peacock perched at the top of its head between its ears, its mane decorated with multiple tassels, its neck adorned with various ornaments showing sometimes geometric motifs, sometimes petals or bells, the rest of the body also adorned with various ornaments showing geometric motifs and bells, wearing a saddle decorated with two tigers, torso adorned with a kirtimukha with tassel, each front leg decorated with a makara, the horse standing on a wooden base, 202 cm high (with base), 173 cm high (without base), 215 cm long (several removable parts)

Overall wear to the surfaces

Wear to the polychromy

Some surface scratches

The horse is made up of several removable parts: head, ears, body, peacock at the top of the head, mane ornaments, front legs, hind legs, tail, some ornaments on the hindquarters, genitalia, base, "pillar" of the base

Some cracks, hairlines

Some lacks to the surface