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12TH CENTURY
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A Central Indian sandstone stele with Ambhika
12th century
The stele deeply carved with Ambhika seated in lalitasana on a pedestal supported by her lion, her right hand broken while the left embraces her child, naked, bejewelled, her face with almond-shaped eyes, elongated earlobes, her hair combed into a bun, flanked by various figures and a tirthankara above
53 cm (20 7/8 in) high
12th century
The stele deeply carved with Ambhika seated in lalitasana on a pedestal supported by her lion, her right hand broken while the left embraces her child, naked, bejewelled, her face with almond-shaped eyes, elongated earlobes, her hair combed into a bun, flanked by various figures and a tirthankara above
53 cm (20 7/8 in) high
Provenance
Acquired before 1970
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