The title “Ajanda Shilpa” might mean that the figure is a decoration from Ajanta Caves monumental site in Maharashtra. I am just guessing. I will need help in reading the cursive note that the museum attendant wrote for me above my sketch. I got as far as ശാ_ന്തള.
aAt the Revi Karun Karan Memorial Museum in Alappuzha.
This might be a dhoop burner, or incense burner. The bronze bowl has a handle with a foot at the end. I copied a label that said വാല ഉരളി (vaala uralli) but I can’t figure out what it means.
At the Revi Karuna Karan Memorial Museum in Alappuzha.