A BRONZE FIGURE OF BHU-DEVI, TAMIL NADU, SOUTH INDIA, 18TH CENTURY the consort of Vishnu standing in tribhanga, her right hand raised holding the utpala, her long hair cascading down her shoulders, wearing tall headdress with bud finial, mounted 11cm high Bhu-Devi is one of the two consorts of Vishnu, often depicted on either side of the god. She carries the blue lotus with closed petals, unlike Sri Devi who carries a pink lotus with petals open (padma) and often wears the distinctive breast band (kucha-bandha). For a figure of Sri Devi, see lot 110.