Lot 7 Dα

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

Standing on a small double lotus cushion above a base with Garuda at the centre, adorants and scrolls and an inscription. The principal hands are held in front of utapala, the right hand in mudra, the left hand holding a conch, in the subsidiary hand gada and chacra. The body is adorned by earrings, necklace, bracelets and a girdle. To his sides Lakshmi with a flywhisk and Sarasvati with vina, above them on the back-slab lions on tiny elephants, apsara with garlands and a kirtimukha mask at the top.
Height 52 cm