A PHYLLITE STONE STELE DEPICTING VISHNU

Description:

North-East-India, Pala period, 12th c,
H. 57 cm (o.S.)
The hourglass-shaped stele sculpted in high relief with Vishnu standing in sambhanga on a lotus base placed on a throne with worshipers to its front, his principle hands in varadamudra and holding the shankha while the secondary ones holding gada and cakra, wearing dhoti, mala, upavita, bejewelled, his face displaying a serene expression with almond-shaped eyes below arched eyebrows, his head topped with the kiritamukata, above him a pair of apsaras and flanked by Sri Devi and Sarasvati playing the vina.
From a South German private collection, acquired prior to 2007 - Minor traces of age, partly slightly chipped, mounted to base