A Pala black stone fragment of a stele. Northeastern India, Bengal. 12th century - image-1
A Pala black stone fragment of a stele. Northeastern India, Bengal. 12th century - image-2
A Pala black stone fragment of a stele. Northeastern India, Bengal. 12th century - image-1A Pala black stone fragment of a stele. Northeastern India, Bengal. 12th century - image-2

Lot 6 Dα

A Pala black stone fragment of a stele. Northeastern India, Bengal. 12th century

Auction 1166 - overview Cologne
15.12.2020, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 800 € - 1.000 €
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A Pala black stone fragment of a stele. Northeastern India, Bengal. 12th century

Above and to the side of a niche three figures of a Buddha seated in meditation on a double lotus throne, each holding the hands in a different mudra, to the side an apsara with a flower garland. In addition a small Central Indian sandstone head of a deity, 12th/13th century. (2)
Height 30.5 cm; width 22.2 cm

Provenance

Private collection, Aachen, Germany, acquired at Lempertz, Cologne, 13./14.6.1986, lot 745, and thence by descent. With old invoice.