SITA

Artist ANONYMOUS-ASIA

Date20th Century

CountryIndia

MediumIvory

DimensionsOverall: 20.6 x 9.7 x 4.4 cm (8 1/8 x 3 13/16 x 1 3/4")

ClassificationsDecorative Arts

Credit LineBrigham Young University Museum of Art, gift of Dr. J. Herbert Millburn.

Terms

Object number8700075A0

DescriptionSita playing musical instrument - a four-armed goddess sitting on a lotus-type throne with lotus bud in her right hand. A phoenix bird is behind her with its neck stretched upward beneath her arm looking at her tranquil face. The carving is of fine filigree type.

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