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A Black Stone Stele of Vishnu
NORTHEASTERN INDIA, PALA PERIOD, 12TH CENTURY
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A Black Stone Stele of Vishnu
Northeastern India, Pala Period, 12th Century
The four-armed deity very well carved in openwork holding the staff, wheel, and conch, standing on a stepped plinth with scrolling tendrils, wearing a short dhoti with pendent sash, nacklaces, garland, and a tiered conical headdress, flanked by his consorts Lakshmi and Sarasvati holding the flywhisk and vina respectively, the arched mandorla centered by a kirttimukha mask and two apsaras amid elaborate scrollwork, all finely detailed and the stone with a high polish
29 in. (73.8 cm.) high
Northeastern India, Pala Period, 12th Century
The four-armed deity very well carved in openwork holding the staff, wheel, and conch, standing on a stepped plinth with scrolling tendrils, wearing a short dhoti with pendent sash, nacklaces, garland, and a tiered conical headdress, flanked by his consorts Lakshmi and Sarasvati holding the flywhisk and vina respectively, the arched mandorla centered by a kirttimukha mask and two apsaras amid elaborate scrollwork, all finely detailed and the stone with a high polish
29 in. (73.8 cm.) high