19th C., Finely cast seated in lalitasana on a lotus base with beaded edges, the right foot resting on an individual lotus issuing from the base, depicted with the hands held in varada and vitarkamudra, the face rendered with a benevolent expression accentuated with downcast eyes and a gentle smile, framed by a pair of pendulous earlobes adorned with ornate wheel-shaped earrings and an elaborate crown enclosing a high chignon, further portrayed with ornamental jewelery and entwined with long multi-stemmed lotus flanking the shoulders. Height 8 1/2 in