A BRONZE FIGURE OF VISHNU

Description:

South-India, Vijayanagar Period, ca. 18th c.
H. 21,5 cm
Standing in samabhanga on a lotus base placed on tiered pedestal set with a pair of pins for the halo attachment, his principle right hand in abhayamudra while the principle left is resting on the club, both secondary ones with cakra and broken, wearing dhoti fastened around his waist with a belt, upavita, bejewelled, his face displaying a serene expression with almond-shaped eyes below arched eyebrows, his head topped with the kiritamakuta and the reverse of his head with the cakra
From an old German private collection, acquired prior to 2007