A NORTH INDIAN, PALA STYLE, PHYLLITE STONE STELE DEPICTING VISHNU, standing in samabhanga on a lotus, his principle hands resting in varadamudra against a padma, his upper hands holding gada and cakra, wearing pleated dhoti, mala, skirt, many body-ornaments, high kiritamakuta, his face with almond-shaped eyes, long nose, pouting lips, elongated earlobes, flanked by Sri holding the chamara and Sarasvati holding the vina, behind an elaborate throne, a pair of vidyadharas above flanking the central kirttimukha, the base carved with scrolling and a pair of adorants, 12th Century
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A NORTH INDIAN, PALA STYLE, PHYLLITE STONE STELE DEPICTING VISHNU, standing in samabhanga on a lotus, his principle hands resting in varadamudra against a padma, his upper hands holding gada and cakra, wearing pleated dhoti, mala, skirt, many body-ornaments, high kiritamakuta, his face with almond-shaped eyes, long nose, pouting lips, elongated earlobes, flanked by Sri holding the chamara and Sarasvati holding the vina, behind an elaborate throne, a pair of vidyadharas above flanking the central kirttimukha, the base carved with scrolling and a pair of adorants, 12th Century
74 cm high (minor damage)
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