Lot 10 Dα

A Bengali gray stone stele of Vishnu. Pala dynasty, 12th century

A Bengali grey stone stele of Vishnu with four arms, standing on a tiny double lotus, flanked by Lakshmi with a flywhisk and Sarasvati with a vina, to both their sides a small figure, in Vishnu's upper hands gada and chakra, above his arms a garland, on the back plate elephants, vyalas, makaras, figures and apsara, on the stepped plith devotees. Pala dynasty, 12th century.
Height 83 cm