Rama and Sita
Figure
1775-1825 (made)
1775-1825 (made)
| Place of origin |
Rama sits in lalitasana, his right hand in vitarka mudra, his left holding the smaller Sita. She sits on his left knee with her right hand round his back and the other holding a lotus flower. The simple base with a flat square bottom probably fitted a larger shrine.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Rama and Sita (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Copper alloy, casting |
| Brief description | Rama and Sita, sculpture, copper alloy, South India, 1775-1825 |
| Physical description | Rama sits in lalitasana, his right hand in vitarka mudra, his left holding the smaller Sita. She sits on his left knee with her right hand round his back and the other holding a lotus flower. The simple base with a flat square bottom probably fitted a larger shrine. |
| Dimensions |
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| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in London to the South Kensington Museum (now the V&A) in 1879. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Other number | 348 - India Museum Slip Book |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 578(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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