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INDIA, MADHYA PRADESH, 11TH/12TH CENTURY
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A Sandstone Stele of Gajalakshmi
India, Madhya Pradesh, 11th/12th Century
The four-armed goddess carved in openwork standing on a flat lotus base supported on the backs of lions over a stepped plinth, holding a lotus and with a garland extending down to her knees, flanked by Ganesha at left, all surmounted by an elaborate canopy with elephants forming an arch and apsaras on either side
19¼ in. (48.8 cm.) high
India, Madhya Pradesh, 11th/12th Century
The four-armed goddess carved in openwork standing on a flat lotus base supported on the backs of lions over a stepped plinth, holding a lotus and with a garland extending down to her knees, flanked by Ganesha at left, all surmounted by an elaborate canopy with elephants forming an arch and apsaras on either side
19¼ in. (48.8 cm.) high