A Bronze Shrine of Vishnu
Bengal, 11th Century
Standing in samapada on a stepped plinth and double-lotus base flanked by his consorts Lakshmi and Saraswati, the separately cast throne back with a lotus flowerhead nimbus within an arched frame with stylized flame border, the base with a diminutive figure of a donor
14¾ in. (37.4 cm.) high
來源
J.R. Belmont Collection
Pan-Asian Collection
拍品專文
Compare to another example, from the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, in P. Pal, Indian Sculpture, 1988, vol. 2, cat. no. 100a, p. 101, with similar clarity of execution and including a donor figure.