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INDIA, BIHAR, PALA PERIOD, 11TH CENTURY
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A black stone head of Vishnu
India, Bihar, Pala period, 11th Century
The rounded face carved with a benign expression with almond-shaped eyes, arched brows and puckered lips, the elaborate headdress very finely carved with pairs of confronted mythical lions supporting beaded festoons and pendent jewels, centered by a beaded cross pendant with foliate finial
10 in. (26.1 cm.) high
India, Bihar, Pala period, 11th Century
The rounded face carved with a benign expression with almond-shaped eyes, arched brows and puckered lips, the elaborate headdress very finely carved with pairs of confronted mythical lions supporting beaded festoons and pendent jewels, centered by a beaded cross pendant with foliate finial
10 in. (26.1 cm.) high