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NORTHEASTERN INDIA, BIHAR, 10TH CENTURY
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A Black Stone Stele of Padmapani
Northeastern India, Bihar, 10th Century
Well carved standing in samapada holding a deeply carved rounded lotus bud, a rosary and kundika as his principal attributes, flanked by two female attendants, the arched backplate with intertwined beaded rim carved with an inscription of a Buddhist creed regarding cause and cessation, the stepped base carved with a donor figure and a further inscription
24¾ in. (62.8 cm.) high
Northeastern India, Bihar, 10th Century
Well carved standing in samapada holding a deeply carved rounded lotus bud, a rosary and kundika as his principal attributes, flanked by two female attendants, the arched backplate with intertwined beaded rim carved with an inscription of a Buddhist creed regarding cause and cessation, the stepped base carved with a donor figure and a further inscription
24¾ in. (62.8 cm.) high
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