Lot 3 Dα

A Pala blackened stone stele of Vishnu. Northeast India, Bihar. 12/13th century

Standing on a small double lotus, in his hands his attributes gada, shanka and chakra, flanked on his right by Lakshimi with fly whisk and on his left by Sarasvati with vina, both standing in tribhanga pose, the prabha with two apsaras and a kirttimukha mask at the top, plant motifs and adorants on the plinth. Wooden stand.
Height with tang 49 cm