RAM DARBAR - RAMA HOLDING COURT WITH ENTOURAGE.
South India; prob. Andhra Pradesh or Karnataka. 18th/19th c.

Copper bronze with dark patina. Figures and mandorla cast separately. In the center sits Rama; an incarnation of Vishnu with his companion Sita on his lap. He
is accompanied by his half-brother Lakshmana and a female deity with lotus blossom.
Possibly one or both side figures are added. The mandorla (prabhavali) with Makara; the
face of Kiritimukha and the heads of the Naga over the main figure. 4520g. H.25.7cm; w.18.8cm; d.12.5cm. Condition A/B.Art trade; Van Ham.