Antique Bronze / Copper Alloy Shrine, Saraswati On A Peacock, India

Lot description

Antique patinated bronze/ copper alloy figural shrine, India, modeled as the pan-Indian deity, Saraswati, depicted with four arms holding various attributes including a serpent and lotus flower, seated atop her respective vahana, a peacock, a small seated figure with a nine-serpent hood seated atop her head, against a pierced backplate with Prabhavali arch and snake/ naga motifs, rising on stepped base, retaining adhesive collection number at reverse, in three pieces, approx 18.75"h, 9.5"w, 8"d, 21.75lbs Provenance: the contents of a retired Wall Street executive's lakeside compound