Small figure of the Brahman priest Agastya

SMALL FIGURE OF THE BRAHMAN PRIEST AGASTYA.

Origin: Indonesia. Central Java.
Date: 10th-11th c.
Technique: Silver. Finely cast and with engraved details.
Description: Standing on a lotus blossom on a pedestal, Agastya, typically shown as a corpulent man
with a pointed beard, dressed in a dhoti and richly jeweled. The prayer beads in his
raised right hand refer to his connection with the god Brahma and his role as a Hindu
priest. With his left, he holds a kundika vessel for holy water.
Measurement: Weight 82g, height 10.5cm.
Frame/Pedestal: Fitting box.
Condition A/B.

Agastya as mythological ascetic and helper of the gods was known and popular in Indonesia through merchants from South India from the 7th c. onwards.

Provenance:
-Private collection Netherlands since the 1970s.
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