Lot 518 Dα

Three South Indian bronze figures of Vishnu avataras. 17th/19th century

Three South Indian bronze figures of Vishnu avataras, a) the four-armed Narasimha sits with legs crossed and held together by a yogapatta band on a lotus encircled by a naga spreading its seven-headed hood protectively over Vishnu, holding chakra, shankha and gada), on his left thigh sits Laksmi, b) Kalkin, four-armed and seated in virasana on a lotus, holding akshamala, shankha and pustaka, the fourth attribute missing, on his left thigh sits Lakshmi, and c) the dwarf Vamana underneath an umbrella. 17th/19th century. (3)
Height a) 8.8 cm, b) 9.3 cm; c) 6.2 cm