Bronze

India 18th century

Dimensions: Height 16 cm Wide 6 cm Depth 4,5 cm

Weight: 284 grams

Standing Vishnu on a round lotus base on a square throne with expansive foot.

The God of Preservation is wearing a long, striped and patterned dhoti tied around his hip with a belt.

His upper body decorated with belts and necklaces, shoulder pads and armlets.

He has four arms, one hand showing the varada mudra, the other hand is lowered beside his hip while two hands are holding a chakra and a shankha at the back.

His face has big features and he is smiling.

His head is decorated with a winged, very high conical crown called kiritamukuta.