Indian Allah Wall Niche or Temple

A carved stone shrine in miniature, with a tiny arched doorway.

This stone wall niche or temple comes from Gujarat, India, and was made in the late 19th or early 20th century; the record gives it the title Allah Wall Niche or Temple. Carved niches in Gujarat are often built into walls or placed in shrines to hold lamps or small objects. The pale grey stone has a central arched opening framed by fine step-pattern carving. A floral roundel crowns it, flanked by small faces in the corners, with rope-like columns at either side and a banded base.

About 24 inches tall. Architecture at furniture scale, with a good deal of detail to find.