Lot 32 Dα

Three South Indian copper alloy figures of Varahi and Varaha, Vishnu’s incarnations as a boar. 17th/20th century

Three South Indian copper alloy figures of Varahi and Varaha, Vishnu’s incarnations as a boar, a) the eight-armed Matrika Varahi, the shakti of Varaha, sitting on a base, the main hands in mudra, the upper hands with attributes, b) Varaha standing in samapada on a lotus, the base plate inserted into a stepped base, the main hands in abhaya mudra and varada mudra, the upper hands holding chakra and shankha, inscription to the back of the base, 20th century, and c) Matrika Varahi seated on a four-legged base with a kneeling figure, in her main hands a fish and a child, in the upper hands gada and chakra, with ornamental arch. 17th century or earlier. (3)
Height a) 9.8 cm; b) 15.4 cm; c) 6.7 cm