A NORTH INDIAN, PALA, PHYLLITE STONE STELE OF VISHNU, standing in samapada on a lotus, his front hands both in varadamudra, his upper right holding the gada, his upper left the sankha, wearing dhoti, many body-ornaments, mala, his face with arched eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes, kiritamakuta, flanked by Lakshmi and Sarasvati, the last holding vina, a throne with elephant, leogryph and makara behind, Garuda amongst scrolling foliage below, 12th Century
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A NORTH INDIAN, PALA, PHYLLITE STONE STELE OF VISHNU, standing in samapada on a lotus, his front hands both in varadamudra, his upper right holding the gada, his upper left the sankha, wearing dhoti, many body-ornaments, mala, his face with arched eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes, kiritamakuta, flanked by Lakshmi and Sarasvati, the last holding vina, a throne with elephant, leogryph and makara behind, Garuda amongst scrolling foliage below, 12th Century
115 cm high (slight damage to the extremities)
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