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Lakshmi-Narayana copper alloy Northern India, Rajasthan
Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 USD
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Description
- Lakshmi-Narayana
- copper alloy
- Height: 10 1/4 in (26 cm)
A composition of Vishnu with Lakshmi sitting on his left knee perched upon a flying Garuda, two tiny female attendants standing either side on the pedestal with an elaborate back-plate, each side with an elephant head, surmounted by a vyala, the cross bar culminating in makara head finials on either end, a large lotus topped by a chattra forms a halo, an original inscription on the back in Brahmi script and with a later inscription on the front of the pedestal.