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A BRASS HAKU PATRA PLAQUE, ANDHRA PRADESH, DECCAN, SOUTHERN INDIA, DATED SAMVAT 1516 (1460 AD) cast brass, of rectangular form, with cusped arched top, surmounted by kirttimukha, the front with five tiers of relief scenes, including Siva with Nandi, Durga, Ganesha and a scene of a sculpture workshop with grinding wheel and anvil, the reverse densely inscribed with 52 lines of Telugu script 27 x 13.2 x 0.6cm Provenance: Private collection, Northern England, acquired about 30 years ago The Telugu inscription comprises a mythical description of the origin of the Visvabrahmins or Visvakarmas, a community of artisans chiefly in the Southern states of India. They see themselves as descendants and followers of Visvakarma, the Hindu god who is considered architect of the universe, and are divided into five groups, each descending from one of Visvakarma's five sons, comprising carpenters, blacksmiths, bell metalworkers, goldsmiths and stonemasons. Haku Patras are effectively grant certificates which accord rights to single persons or groups of people: this might be rights over the use of land, or to perform or provide services. They are thought to have been in use for about 500 years, which means this is an early example. As well as metal, Haku Patras are sometimes paper documents or scrolls. The main work on the subject is research undertaken by R. Thirmal Rao funded by the British Library. See http://eap.bl.uk/ (search for no.201). A similar example to this lot, in the J. LeRoy Davidson Collection, was exhibited in San Diego, at the Mingei International Museum of Folk Art.