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It is about 66 inches long maybe 18 inches tall and 12 inches thick carved on one side with pattern extremely heavy approx 200 pounds. Thinking India sat on top of columns I am assuming. I have to find my other pics of it out of box that I have on another computer.

 

agree, carved corbel; being carved on only one side would indicate placement against another surface.

 

Where did you find it & is there any provenance with it ?

 

And how did you move that? I'd need a forklift.

 

I got it at an estate auction it’s also curved lengthwise to sit on another log I think. No info on it at all and I used a dolly to cart around

 

Striking piece.

 

Very cool. How old is it?

 

Try Googling antique Indian+corbel+lintel images and see what pops up.As far as age goes @Any Jewelry is the person to talk to.
I will hesitate a guess though-older ethnographic exterior pieces tend to age quite rapidly,same goes for authentic masks,esp in a semi tropical or arid windy environment.

 

I would love to know the age of my lintel its got to be up there in age. Im wondering how it got to Maryland. I got from auction with several high end estates at same auction house about 2 years. Might have paid a couple hundred at the most. Also the center has an maybe 3 inch hole drilled as to hold a finial of some sort

 

will update with new pics later

 

Import business or a travel souvenir from a high end tourist.Probably a few affluent areas in Maryland ?
PS-You might query the auction house (if still in business) ? He probably won't give you the previous owners name-but might have a tiny bit of a backstory-probably a longshot,but it could be an enjoyable weekend adventure.