Indian Seated Figure of Sai Baba

A seated white figure with a head cloth, knee up and hands loosely clasped.

This seated figure of sai baba is from India, and is contemporary. It is makrana marble. Carvers in Jaipur are described as working in close communication with the marble, seeing each deity or figure within the boulder and knowing how hard to hammer, chisel and etch. The figure sits on a block with one leg raised, wearing a draped robe and a cap tied at the back. A bare foot rests forward on the base. The surface is smooth, pale and veined gray in the block. It is 21 inches wide, 20 deep and 41.5 high.

Calm posture, well observed, and not a fold wasted.