A Pala dark gray stone stele of Vishnu. 11th/12th century - image-1

Lot 503 Dα

A Pala dark gray stone stele of Vishnu. 11th/12th century

Auction 1053 - overview Cologne
03.06.2015, 14:00 - Chinese Decorative Arts, Tibet/Nepal, India, South-East Asia
Estimate: 5.500 € - 7.000 €
Result: 7.440 € (incl. premium)

A Pala dark gray stone stele of Vishnu. 11th/12th century

A Pala dark gray stone stele of Vishnu standing on a double lotus above a plinth carved with scrolls, in his upper hands club (gada) and wheel (chakra), wearing jewellery and a high kiritamukuta on his head, beside him Lakshimi with a flywhisk and Sarasvati (head missing) with vina, both standing in tribangha. On the torana lions and apsara. 11th/12th century.
Height 72 cm

Provenance

Acquired at Bödiger in Bonn in the 1980s/1990s