Acc No : 665 , 154
Object : Lakshmi Narayana
Material : Schist
Measurements (cms) : 33 x 20 x 15
Period : Vijayanagara
Provenance : Hampi
A four armed seated Lakshmi Narayana. The lower right hand of Narayana is in abhaya mudra. The ayudha held in the upper right is broken. The upper left hand holds shankha (conch) while the lower left hand embraces Devi who is seated on his left thigh. She holds from behind Narayana with her right hand. She holds padma (lotus) in her left hand. They are seated on a high moulded pedestal. Both are adorned with heavy ornamentation and elaborate loin clothes. Narayana is seen wearing the urdhava pundra (Vaishnava emblem) mark on his forehead and wears the upavita (sacred thread). The right ear of Narayana and the prabhavali are broken.