INDIAN CHAHAR KHAM COMPOSITE BOW

c. 1770–1830 NORTH INDIA

A so-called four-curve bow made of composed materials of horn, wood and senew. Painted in a splendid opposite colour composition of red and green, decorated in complicated floral patterns running along the edges of the bow. A beautifully preserved object with its original colour scheme and form. Small losses in colour and missing few centimeters on tip.