A GOLD FIGURINE OF SRI DEVI

Description:

South India, ca, 1950s
H. 6,5 cm
Standing in slight tribhanga on a lotus-base placed on a plinth, her right hand raised holding a lotus-flower while the left is stretched downwards along her body, wearing sari secured around the waist with a girdle, bejewelled, her face displaying a serene expression with almond-shaped eyes below curved eyebrows and her head topped with the kiritamakuta. 750/000, 104 gr.
From the collection of Ludwig Bretschneider (1909-1987), collected in the 1950s to the early 1970s - Very minor traces of age