A Stone Salagrama
Property from the Collection of Ajit Mookerjee
A Stone Salagrama

INDIA, BENARES

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A Stone Salagrama
India, Benares
Of ovoid form, finely polished, the front with a small oval niche with two adjoining cone tips
7 in. (17.8 cm.) wide

Lot Essay

This is a symbol of Vishnu in his aspect as Sridhara; for another example, see A. Mookerjee, Tantra Art, 1971, fig. 34 and cover

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