PADMAVATI

The goddess Padmavati is a popular Jain goddess. She is the Shasan-devi of the 23rd Tirthankara, Lord Parshva. A snakes hood covers her head, and she sits on a lotus flower, a small image of the Tirthankara is placed in her crown.
Bronze, lost wax process.
MAHARASHTRA, INDIA - XVIII CENTURY.
H. 34 cm.