A South Indian bronze altar with Vishnu and Lakshmi and a Vishnu avatara. 17th/19th century

A South Indian bronze altar with Vishnu and Lakshmi and a Vishnu avatara. 17th/19th century

A South Indian bronze altar with Vishnu and Lakshmi and a Vishnu avatara, a) the deities standing on a high base inserted into a stepped pedestal, not belonging together, the decorative arches missing, and b) a standing boar-headed Varaha with chakra and shanka in his upper hands. 17th/19th century. (2)
Height a) 20.3 cm; b) 14.5 cm

Provenance

Private collection, Rhineland