A rare Western Indian brass Jain figure of Padmavati. 19th century

A rare Western Indian brass Jain figure of Padmavati. 19th century The goddess is shown seated in lalitasana, holding a chakra and a shankha in her secondary hands and a fruit in her primary left hand, while the right is held in varada mudra. As Padmavati is the sasanadevata (female messenger) of tirthankara Parshvanatha, she bears his image above her head, beneath a five-headed naga canopy. Height 14 cm

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