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NORTHEASTERN INDIA, PALA PERIOD, 10TH/11TH CENTURY
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A Black Stone Stele of Ganesha
Northeastern India, Pala Period, 10th/11th Century
The four-armed potbellied deity expressively carved seated on a lotus throne with a kneeling figure and his rat mount at his feet, holding a radish and an axe, backed by an arched mandorla with flying apsaras above and crested by a bunch of radishes
24 in. (60.9 cm.) high
Northeastern India, Pala Period, 10th/11th Century
The four-armed potbellied deity expressively carved seated on a lotus throne with a kneeling figure and his rat mount at his feet, holding a radish and an axe, backed by an arched mandorla with flying apsaras above and crested by a bunch of radishes
24 in. (60.9 cm.) high