GODDESS SARASVATI
GODDESS SARASVATI
Bronze
India, approx. 18th – 19th cent.
On an wide tiered and square base Sarasvati the goddess of poetry and music stands in delicate tribhanga. On her head is a very high godly crown, she wears a dhoti. Her hands hold the lute vina (here lost), her charcteristic attribute. With silvery inscribed collection number on the base.
Dimensions: HEIGHT 7.5 CM
Condition: Good age-related condition, worn with fine patina
Provenance: From an Austrian collection