Lot 5 Dα

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

The four-armed Vishnu stands in samapada on a double lotus base, to his sides Lakshmi with a flywhisk and Sarasvati with a vina, to their sides a small figure. The right main hand in varada mudra, the left hand is missing, in the upper hands gada and chakra, a long garland reaches down to the knees, the plith with adorants, the backslab with elephants, lions, makara heads, hamsa birds, apsara and a kirtimukha at the top.
Height 73.5 cm