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A blackstone stele of Vishnu
NORTHEASTERN INDIA, PALA PERIOD, 12TH CENTURY
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A blackstone stele of Vishnu
Northeastern India, Pala Period, 12th century
The four-armed deity, standing on a double-lotus base over a stepped plinth with scrolling tendrils and two adorative figures, holding the staff, chakra and conch shell, wearing a short striated dhoti secured by an elaborate beaded festoon, further adorned with multiple necklaces and armbands, the finely carved face surmounted by a conical chignon and foliate tiara, flanked by Lakshmi and Sarasvati holding a flywhisk and vina respectively, the openwork backplate centered by kirttimukha mask, two apsaras amid elaborate scrollwork above
28.3 in. (72 cm.) high
Northeastern India, Pala Period, 12th century
The four-armed deity, standing on a double-lotus base over a stepped plinth with scrolling tendrils and two adorative figures, holding the staff, chakra and conch shell, wearing a short striated dhoti secured by an elaborate beaded festoon, further adorned with multiple necklaces and armbands, the finely carved face surmounted by a conical chignon and foliate tiara, flanked by Lakshmi and Sarasvati holding a flywhisk and vina respectively, the openwork backplate centered by kirttimukha mask, two apsaras amid elaborate scrollwork above
28.3 in. (72 cm.) high
來源
Acquired in the European market, 1980s