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EASTERN INDIA, PALA PERIOD, 10TH/11TH CENTURY
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A Black Stone Stele of Buddha Shakyamuni
Eastern India, Pala Period, 10th/11th Century
Well carved standing on a lotus base wearing a diaphanous robe falling in concentric folds from his shoulders, his left hand raised holding the tip of his robe, his face with a meditative expression flanked on either side by stupas, a small image of an elephant at his feet, inscribed above the aureole
24 in. (62.2 cm.) high
Eastern India, Pala Period, 10th/11th Century
Well carved standing on a lotus base wearing a diaphanous robe falling in concentric folds from his shoulders, his left hand raised holding the tip of his robe, his face with a meditative expression flanked on either side by stupas, a small image of an elephant at his feet, inscribed above the aureole
24 in. (62.2 cm.) high