Brass figure of Radha, with engraved decoration and pigmented with gold and red lac. Standing on a circular plinth and with a topknot rising from the centre of her head, the rest of her hair pulled into a knot behind. She wears a narrow apron on a belt round her waist, and a choli is indicated across the upper part of her torso. Left arm to her side, positioned slightly away from her body, the palm of the hand facing downwards. Right arm bent, the hand open and stretching forwards.
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