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NORTHEASTERN INDIA, PALA PERIOD, 11TH/12TH
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A BLACK STONE STELE OF VISHNU
NORTHEASTERN INDIA, PALA PERIOD, 11TH/12TH
Standing in samapadasana on a double-lotus base fronted by Garuda, holding the lotus, mace chakra and conch, dressed in a short striated dhoti and adorned with a pendant garland, sacred thread, and various necklaces, the face with bow-shaped mouth and elongated eyes surmounted by a tall conical headdress, flanked by Bhudevi holding a lotus and Shridevi playing the vina, with celestial garland bearers and roundels depicting the ten avatars of Vishnu above, all topped with a kirttimukha
30¾ in. (78.1 cm.) high
NORTHEASTERN INDIA, PALA PERIOD, 11TH/12TH
Standing in samapadasana on a double-lotus base fronted by Garuda, holding the lotus, mace chakra and conch, dressed in a short striated dhoti and adorned with a pendant garland, sacred thread, and various necklaces, the face with bow-shaped mouth and elongated eyes surmounted by a tall conical headdress, flanked by Bhudevi holding a lotus and Shridevi playing the vina, with celestial garland bearers and roundels depicting the ten avatars of Vishnu above, all topped with a kirttimukha
30¾ in. (78.1 cm.) high
Provenance
Sotheby's, New York, 17 June 1993, Lot 109.
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