A BRONZE FIGURE OF VISHNU

Description:

North-East-India, Pala period, 12th ct.
H. 14,7 cm
Standing in samabhanga on a lotus-base placed on a tiered throne, both principle hands in varadamudra and holding the earth-emblem, both others with club and wheel, wearing dhoti, bejewelled, his face displaying a serene expression, high kiritamakuta, flanked by Sarasvati holding the string-instrument and Sri Devi and all three placed in front of a large flaming mandorla, the reverse of base with short inscription in the Devanagari script.
Old Hungarian private collection, acquired in the 1990s
Mandorla partly rest., very slightly chippped