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Bhu Devi

Figure
18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A standing figure of Bhu Devi in the tribangha pose holding a lotus bud in her right hand. She is dressed identically to her paired Vishnu consort, Sri Devi (IM.97-1912 but without breast band. She stands on a lotus plinth on a tiered base. This image has a donor incription on the base in Tamil and, judging from the pierced base, served as a processional image on the right hand side of a figure of Vishnu..

Object details

Object type
TitleBhu Devi (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Copper alloy, casting
Brief description
Bhu Devi, one of Vishnu's consorts, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, South India, copper alloy, ca. 1750-1825
Physical description
A standing figure of Bhu Devi in the tribangha pose holding a lotus bud in her right hand. She is dressed identically to her paired Vishnu consort, Sri Devi (IM.97-1912 but without breast band. She stands on a lotus plinth on a tiered base. This image has a donor incription on the base in Tamil and, judging from the pierced base, served as a processional image on the right hand side of a figure of Vishnu..
Dimensions
  • Height: 17.7cm
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
Production
Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, South India
Subject depicted
Associated object
IM.98-1912 (Pair)
Collection
Accession number
IM.98-1912

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Record createdOctober 16, 2003
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