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carved seated on rockwork in rajalalitasana with the right arm rested on the raised right knee, wearing a dhoti open at the chest to reveal an elaborate necklace, the shoulders draped with a shawl, the face with a benevolent expression beneath the hair piled up into a high chignon, traces of gesso and pigment

There are numerous expected age splits cracks and chips to the figure, with a particularly large split to the front of the base, approx. 21cm. long. There is loss to the right hand, headpiece and there is a break to one ribbon. There is the expected flaking to the pigmentation on the surface.
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