A BRONZE FIGURE OF BHUDEVI
SOUTH INDIA,TAMIL NADU, VIJAYANAGARA PERIOD, 15TH-16TH CENTURY
Seated in lalitasana with the left hand extended in a boon-granting gesture and the left holding the stalk of a lotus, clad in an ankle-length dhoti and adorned with various jewelry, the wide face flanked by ornate earrings and the hair piled into a tall chignon and secured with a wide band, the head backed by a srirashchakra
7 1/8 in. (18.2 cm.) high
A BRONZE FIGURE OF BHUDEVI
SOUTH INDIA,TAMIL NADU, VIJAYANAGARA PERIOD, 15TH-16TH CENTURY
Seated in lalitasana with the left hand extended in a boon-granting gesture and the left holding the stalk of a lotus, clad in an ankle-length dhoti and adorned with various jewelry, the wide face flanked by ornate earrings and the hair piled into a tall chignon and secured with a wide band, the head backed by a srirashchakra
7 1/8 in. (18.2 cm.) high