Indian Seated Figure of Mahavira, on Lotus Base

Calm seated figure with a tiny chest mark sits on a stepped lotus plinth.

This seated figure of mahavira, on lotus base is from India, and dates to the 20th century. It is makrana marble. Around 250 years ago Sawai Jai Singh II, a Rajput ruler, moved his capital to Jaipur and summoned the skilled sculptors, and Jaipur remains the center of marble carving in Rajasthan. Smooth white figure sitting cross-legged with hands joined in the lap, eyes lowered and ears long. A small mark sits at the chest. The seat is a square block above a band of closely carved petals. It is 34 inches wide, 18 deep and 52 high.

Still as a held breath, and just as polished.