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12TH CENTURY
Details
A Northeast Indian, Pala style, phyllite stele depicting Vishnu
12th century
The four-armed deity well carved in openwork backslab, holding cakra, the other attributes broken, standing on a stepped plinth carved with a central Garuda figure and several donors encircled by thick tendrils, wearing dhoti, garland, bejewelled, tiered headdress and flanked by Lakshmi holding camara and Sarasvati with vina
98 cm high (without tapering pin)
12th century
The four-armed deity well carved in openwork backslab, holding cakra, the other attributes broken, standing on a stepped plinth carved with a central Garuda figure and several donors encircled by thick tendrils, wearing dhoti, garland, bejewelled, tiered headdress and flanked by Lakshmi holding camara and Sarasvati with vina
98 cm high (without tapering pin)
Provenance
Acquired by the present owner, a retired diplomat, during service in Pakistan, 1967-1971
Special notice
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