Portuguese Macau and Goa produced beautifully crafted Christian pieces that still reflect the Asian artistic identity. Both ...

Until 2500 some years ago, craftsmen used softer materials such as wood and ivory until ... stepwell in India, it is a subterranean treasure of more than 800 elaborately carved sculpted sandstone ...

"In the international market, there is a demand only for intricately carved artefacts made of ... of Forests in Uttar Pradesh. "Also, in India, ivory pieces that are in circulation or meant ...