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Rama & Sita
India, circa 1800
heights: 26.5 cm (Rama); 26.3 cm (Sita)
These large, finely cast matching figures of Rama and his consort
Sita are elaborately attired in jewellery including prominent finger
rings, elaborate ear pieces, beautifully embellished dhotis and tall
crowns topped by lotus bud finials.
Rama has a quiver of arrows on his back, unusually cast in the
shape of a makhara head, the arrows issuing from its mouth.
Sita has a long plait of hair down her back over which is cast a
five-headed cobra. She held a lotus bud in her left hand (now
missing).
Both stand on lotus petal platforms.
Rama, the seventh incarnation of Vishnu, is a relatively minor deity
whose task was to kill a demon king who held his wife captive. But
from this story, Rama has entered into the mainstream of Indian
mythology and is a major figure in Indian epic poetry, particularly in
the Mahabharata and the Ramayana.
Inventory no.: 180
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Rama & Sita
India, circa 1800
heights: 26.5 cm (Rama); 26.3 cm (Sita)
These large, finely cast matching figures of Rama and his consort
Sita are elaborately attired in jewellery including prominent finger
rings, elaborate ear pieces, beautifully embellished dhotis and tall
crowns topped by lotus bud finials.
Rama has a quiver of arrows on his back, unusually cast in the
shape of a makhara head, the arrows issuing from its mouth.
Sita has a long plait of hair down her back over which is cast a
five-headed cobra. She held a lotus bud in her left hand (now
missing).
Both stand on lotus petal platforms.
Rama, the seventh incarnation of Vishnu, is a relatively minor deity
whose task was to kill a demon king who held his wife captive. But
from this story, Rama has entered into the mainstream of Indian
mythology and is a major figure in Indian epic poetry, particularly in
the Mahabharata and the Ramayana.
Inventory no.: 180
This Item is available - Ask about this item
