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Cast brass figure of Rama, standing on a square stepped lotus pedestal with hands extending forwards and outwards, the tips of thumb and first finger touching in a mudra indicative of contemplation. The hair is dressed in a topknot. The garments and ornaments are indicated by means iof engraved lines and red lac. Figure made separately from the strand and originally slotted into the stand.
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