A SINHALESE PIERCED IVORY PLAQUE Sri Lanka, 17th - 18th century  Of rectangular shape, the centre decorated with a female goddess holding two lotuses by their stems, possibly a sinhalese variant of Lakshmi, her hair tied into a high knot reminiscent in shape of the Buddha's cranial protuberance (usnisa), her legs portrayed as a stylised vegetal tendril, flanked by two birds and framed within two bands of chequered pattern, mounted on a later velvet green frame resting on a wooden base, 7.1cm x 9.4cm excluding the removable frame. This item may require Export or CITES licences in order to leave the UK or the European Union. It is the buyer's responsibility to ensure that lots have the relevant licences before shipping.