Indian Large Bronze Image of Radha

This splendid, tall and elegant cast bronze image of a female deity, is almost certainly Radha, the consort of Krishna. The legs and waist are elongated and willowy. The breasts conical and stylised. The jaw is pointy and the nose angular. The shoulders are broad. The hair is pulled tight across the head and with a small bun at the back of the head.

The eyes are inset with oval-shaped carnelian cabochons probably sourced from Gujarat.

The hands are raised and the fingers curled as if to hold something.

The image is naked other than a pair of large hoop earrings suspended from the ears.

Overall, the style with its angular and elongated is very much of Eastern India. It stands attached to a circular, raised plinth which has good age and probably was made in the UK in the 1950s, suggesting that the image has been in the UK since colonial times. The image has a lovely, dark patina.