A small black stone stele of Vishnu

NORTHEASTERN INDIA, PALA PERIOD, 12TH CENTURY

细节

A small black stone stele of Vishnu
Northeastern India, Pala Period, 12th Century
Carved with Vishnu flanked by diminutive figures of Lakshmi and Saraswati
7½ in. (19 cm.) high

来源

Cyrus Gallery, New York, 1980s

拍品专文

This stele is of unusually small size and would likely have been placed in a traveling shrine.