£1,000 - £1,500
A STANDING BRONZE VISHNU,
INDIAN, 15TH-16TH CENTURY,
portrayed with the attributes that symbolise his role as a protector including a chakra (war discus) and a gada (mace), his lower right hand (now missing) would have been held in abhayamudra, (the flat palm) to allay fear; the bronze is finely detailed with overall bodily decoration of jewels, strings and fabric folds and raised up on a lotus stepped base.
18 cm high
PROVENANCE: Angela Trueb (nee Clement-Davies) Collection
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