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NORTHEASTERN INDIA, PALA PERIOD, CIRCA 10TH CENTURY
Details
A black stone stele of a crowned Tathagata
Northeastern India, Pala period, circa 10th century
Standing on a double-lotus base with his right hand in varadamudra and his left raised holding the folds of his diaphanous sanghati, wearing a foliate torq, the face with full lips, downcast eyes and gently arched brows, surmounted by a tall foliate crown and backed by a nimbus, flanked by stupas with a parasol above and a diminutive figure of Buddha at the lower left, all surrounded by a flaming border with an inscription on the reverse
18 in. (45.7 cm.) high
Northeastern India, Pala period, circa 10th century
Standing on a double-lotus base with his right hand in varadamudra and his left raised holding the folds of his diaphanous sanghati, wearing a foliate torq, the face with full lips, downcast eyes and gently arched brows, surmounted by a tall foliate crown and backed by a nimbus, flanked by stupas with a parasol above and a diminutive figure of Buddha at the lower left, all surrounded by a flaming border with an inscription on the reverse
18 in. (45.7 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired at Sotheby's New York, 17 June 1993, lot 105
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