Brhaspati (The Personification of the Planet Jupiter)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Gray stone sculpture of a seated male figure. The figure has four arms. Two of the arms are bent at the elbow with hands in front of the chest and abdomen. The other two arms are bent at the elbow with one hand grasping the ankle of the crossed leg and the other hand grasping the knee. The figure wears a crown, earrings, necklaces, armlets, and bracelets. The figure sits on a throne-like seat adorned with scrollwork. The figure sits cross-legged with the right leg over the left. The background of the sculpture features a curved element on either side of the figure's head. The sculpture is on a gray gradient background with a shadow to the right. Title: Brhaspati (The Personification of the Planet Jupiter), Artist: Unknown.