VISHNU'S VAMANA AVATAR Provenance:South India ANTIQUE NETTUR JEWELLERY BOX

ANTIQUE NETTUR JEWELLERY BOX

The interesting lid has floral motifs carved into it and also has a drawer in the centre

The statue is placed on a rectangular base

Vishnu as Vamana went to Bali asking for alms and asks for land that he could occupy with his three footsteps

VISHNU'S VAMANA AVATAR Provenance:South India ANTIQUE NETTUR JEWELLERY BOXVISHNU'S VAMANA AVATAR Vamana, also referred as Trivikrama is Lord Vishnus fifth avatar where he reincarnates as a dwarf priest to stop Mahabali, the mighty and benevolent asura king from conquering all the three worlds. Vishnu as Vamana went to Bali asking for alms and asks for land that he could occupy with his three footsteps. Bali readily agreed without realising that he was the great Vishnu himself. Vamana then grew into gigantic proportions and