A MINIATURE BRONZE FIGURINE OF THE HINDU PHILOSOPHER, RAMANUJA (1017 - 1137)
Tamil Nadu, South India, 19th century

Cast in the round, featuring the important Hindu philosopher Ramanuja, also known as Ramanujacharya, guru, social reformer and one of the most important exponents of the Sri Vaishnavism tradition in Hinduism and founders of the Bhakti movement, seated on a lotus pedestal in sattvasana position with the legs crossed and lifted one on top of the other, holding his hands in prayer (namaskara mudra), his only attribute the staff with a square cloth used to filter water resting on his right shoulder.

6.5cm x 4cm