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STELE DU VISHNU EN PIERRE PHYLLITE
INDE DU NORD, EPOQUE PALA, XIIEME SIECLE
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STELE DU VISHNU EN PIERRE PHYLLITE
INDE DU NORD, EPOQUE PALA, XIIEME SIECLE
Vishnu is shown standing in samabhanga on a lotus base placed on a pedestal sculpted to the front with a pair of worshippers. His four hands are holding different attributes. His face displays a serene expression with almond-shaped eyes and an elaborate back-slab behind. He is flanked by his consorts Sarasvati holding the vina and Sri Bhu the flywhisk.
24¾ in. (63 cm.) high
INDE DU NORD, EPOQUE PALA, XIIEME SIECLE
Vishnu is shown standing in samabhanga on a lotus base placed on a pedestal sculpted to the front with a pair of worshippers. His four hands are holding different attributes. His face displays a serene expression with almond-shaped eyes and an elaborate back-slab behind. He is flanked by his consorts Sarasvati holding the vina and Sri Bhu the flywhisk.
24¾ in. (63 cm.) high
Provenance
Christie’s Amsterdam, Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Art, 22 December 1988, lot 176.
Further details
A PHYLLITE STONE STELE DEPICTING VISHNU
NORTH INDIA, PALA PERIOD, 12TH CENTURY
NORTH INDIA, PALA PERIOD, 12TH CENTURY
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