A Black Stone Stele of Umamaheshvara
A Black Stone Stele of Umamaheshvara

NORTHEASTERN INDIA, PALA PERIOD, 11TH/12TH CENTURY

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A Black Stone Stele of Umamaheshvara
Northeastern India, Pala Period, 11th/12th Century
Well-carved with Shiva and Parvati in tender embrace, his pendent right leg resting on the head of Nandi flanked by Parvati's mount, the lion, their sons at left, the arched mandorla centered by a kirrtimukha mask
25 in. (63.3 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired in the 1990s

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