Antique Bronze / Copper Alloy Figural Shrine, Saraswati, India

Lot description

Antique patinated bronze/ copper alloy figural shrine, India, central figure of the pan-Indian deity Saraswati, seated in lalitasana atop a round pedestal, her hamsa or peacock vahana resting under the bent knee, depicted with four arms, one hand in the varada mudra, the others gripping various attributes, a small figure cloaked by a five-serpent hood seated upon a three-serpent hood, rising on stepped base, openwork foliated Prabhavali arch backplate with architectural pillars, in two pieces, retaining adhesive collection number at reverse, overall: approx 11.25"h, 6.75"w, 4.75"d, 7lbs Provenance: the contents of a retired Wall Street executive's lakeside compound