A BRONZE FIGURE OF A SAINT

Description:

South India, Nayak period, 18th/19th cent.
H. 20,2 cm / 4783 g
Seated with his legs crossed on a shaped pedestal placed on a rectangular base, his hands in the namaskaramudra, wearing dhoti, yoga-band draped across his chest, his face displaying a serene expression showing almond-shaped eyes below arched eyebrows, elongated earlobes and bald head.
German private collection - Traces of age