INDIAN LATE 19TH to 20TH CENTURY ANTIQUE GOLD PAINTED METAL ALLOY FILIGREE FIGURE of HINDU GODDESS LAKSHMI, with ORNATE HEADDRESS & INTRICATELY DECORATED WRAP, in BETWEEN PAIR of DIMINUTIVE
ELEPHANTS on PEDESTALS
(Circa 1895-1925)
Late 19th to early 20th century Indian decorated cast metal figures for domestic shrines of
various Hindu Gods & Goddesses
DIMENSIONS:
7 ⅛" Height x 4 1⁄2" Width x 1 1⁄4" Depth
Weight: 8 oz.
DESCRIPTION:
For sale is this very nice and 100% intact, late 19th to early 20th century, circa 1895 to 1925, filigree metal alloy statue or small figurine of the Indian Goddess Lakshmi, who is seen to represent prosperity, good luck and abundance taken from Nature. The pair of diminutive elephants on each side of her, flanking her, are shown as lustrating her and pouring water from their trunks over the stationary female Goddess. The Gajalakshmi motifs are very common in both Hindu and Buddhist graphic iconography. A splendid late 19th to early 20th century Indian antique cast metal sculptural figurine with decorative, ornate metal filigree dusted in gold paint. Handsome.
CONDITION:
Good to Very Good overall antique condition.