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NORTHEASTERN INDIA, PALA PERIOD, 11TH CENTURY
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A Black Stone Stele of Buddha
Northeastern India, Pala Period, 11th Century
Very finely carved seated on a throne supported by lions, his right hand lowered in the earth touching gesture bhumisparsa mudra, wearing a voluminous robe with crisply defined folds, the throneback flanked by swirling sashes on either side and by stupas above, crested by the leaves of the bodhi tree
19¼ in. (48.8 cm.) high
Northeastern India, Pala Period, 11th Century
Very finely carved seated on a throne supported by lions, his right hand lowered in the earth touching gesture bhumisparsa mudra, wearing a voluminous robe with crisply defined folds, the throneback flanked by swirling sashes on either side and by stupas above, crested by the leaves of the bodhi tree
19¼ in. (48.8 cm.) high