Sri Devi
Figure
ca.1750-1825 (made)
ca.1750-1825 (made)
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The figure stands in the tribhanga pose holding a lotus bud in her left hand. She stands on a lotus plinth supported on a tiered square base. She wears a lower garment and a breast band with a tall conical makuta headress with a knop finial. Her pose is a mirror image of the paired figure of Bhu Devi which would have stood on the other side of a central figure of Vishnu in a shrine which was probably used in ritual processions as the base is pierced. The image has a donor inscription on the base in Tamil.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Title | Sri Devi (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | copper alloy |
| Brief description | Shri Devi, one of a pair of Vishnu's consorts, copper alloy, Thanjavur, South India, ca. 1750-1825 |
| Physical description | The figure stands in the tribhanga pose holding a lotus bud in her left hand. She stands on a lotus plinth supported on a tiered square base. She wears a lower garment and a breast band with a tall conical makuta headress with a knop finial. Her pose is a mirror image of the paired figure of Bhu Devi which would have stood on the other side of a central figure of Vishnu in a shrine which was probably used in ritual processions as the base is pierced. The image has a donor inscription on the base in Tamil. |
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| Credit line | Given by The Hon. Lady Beatrix Gatacre |
| Object history | Gift of the Hon. Lady Beatrix Gatacre, wife of Sir William Forbes Gatacre, K.C.B., D.S.O., 1843-1906. Sir William was posted to India in 1862 and remained serving in the army in India and Burma during most of the period up until 1897. Given by The Hon. Lady Beatrix Gatacre. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Museum records (Asia Department registers and/or Central Inventory) as part of a 2023 provenance research project. RP M5484-1912 |
| Subject depicted | |
| Associated object | IM.98-1912 (Pair) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IM.97-1912 and IM. 98-1912 |
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| Record created | October 16, 2003 |
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