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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE GERMAN COLLECTION
A black stone stele of Buddha
INDIA, PALA PERIOD, 11TH CENTURY
Details
A black stone stele of Buddha
India, Pala period, 11th century
Carved with Buddha at center seated in dhyanasana over a lotus throne with his hands in the teaching gesture, clad in a long sanghati and further adorned with a necklace and large crown, set into an arched niche centered by a kirttimukha mask, with three further niches above with the seated Buddha at center flanked by two worshippers, all atop a stepped plinth adorned with seven seated Buddhas
25¼ in. (64 cm.) high
India, Pala period, 11th century
Carved with Buddha at center seated in dhyanasana over a lotus throne with his hands in the teaching gesture, clad in a long sanghati and further adorned with a necklace and large crown, set into an arched niche centered by a kirttimukha mask, with three further niches above with the seated Buddha at center flanked by two worshippers, all atop a stepped plinth adorned with seven seated Buddhas
25¼ in. (64 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired in the 1990s