A small black stone stele of Vishnu

NORTHEASTERN INDIA, PALA PERIOD, 12TH CENTURY

Details

A small black stone stele of Vishnu
Northeastern India, Pala Period, 12th Century
Carved with Vishnu flanked by diminutive figures of Lakshmi and Saraswati
7½ in. (19 cm.) high

Provenance

Cyrus Gallery, New York, 1980s

Lot Essay

This stele is of unusually small size and would likely have been placed in a traveling shrine.

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