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BANTA OR JARANDAYE

Karnataka/Kerala, Late 18th Century
Bronze
Height: 20 in (50.5 cm)
Width: 17.75 in (45 cm)
Depth: 5.5 in (14 cm)

NON-EXPORTABLE REGISTERED ANTIQUITY

This is a wall-mounted work

Banta is a non speaking spirit, often portrayed as a jester, who accompanies and serves the Jumadi.

Compare with a similar Banta mask from the Collection of Beroze and Michel Sabatier, as seen in Frederic Rond, Bhuta Masks and Ritual Objects of the Spirits, Paris: Espace Durand-Dessert, 2011, p. 58 (illustrated).







  Lot 64 of 79  

THE DIVINE EYE
20-21 AUGUST 2025

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