Gajalakshmi

L 82.2/72

Gajalakshmi

L 82.2/72

Description

Two-armed Gajalakshmi depicted here seated on a lotus pedestal in lalitasana. She wears a short mukuta, necklace, armlets, anklets and large elaborate akshamala. She holds a lotus flower in her left hand while the right hand rests in varadamudra. Two female attendants are seated on a lotus stalk on either side of Gajalakshmi. Each of them holding a kalasha in their hands. A pair of elephants each holding a kalasha in its trunk is bathing Lakshmi.

Collection

Sculptures

Artist

NA

Object Type

Sculpture

Material

Black stone

Schools/Culture/Period

Pratihara period

Technique

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Date

8th- 9th Century CE

Location

North India

Dimension

37 x 22.5 cms