A Northeast Indian, Pala style, phyllite stone stele with a bodhisattva
circa 9th century
Standing in tribhanga on a lotus pericarp placed on a plinth, his right hand raised and perhaps formerly holding a lotus, the left resting on his hip, wearing pleated dhoti with sash swirling to one side, bejewelled, repaired face, elongated earlobes with different shaped ear rings and his hairdress combed into a chignon
56 cm (22 cm) high
A Northeast Indian, Pala style, phyllite stone stele with a bodhisattva
circa 9th century
Standing in tribhanga on a lotus pericarp placed on a plinth, his right hand raised and perhaps formerly holding a lotus, the left resting on his hip, wearing pleated dhoti with sash swirling to one side, bejewelled, repaired face, elongated earlobes with different shaped ear rings and his hairdress combed into a chignon
56 cm (22 cm) high
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