A RED SANDSTONE STELE DEPICTING THE MARRIAGE OF SHIVA AND PARVATI Central India, 9th/10th Century

the divine couple in kalyanasundaramurti, both standing in elegant tribhanga and elaborately ornamented, Shiva holding a three-headed snake in his left hand, the finial of his trishula visible on the right, Parvati holding a mirror in her left hand, three-headed Brahma between the couple officiating the ceremony, Kubera and Vishnu at upper left and right

Sotheby's New York, 24 September 2004, lot 23. 

Wear, rubbing, losses and accretion overall, as viewed. No visible restoration.
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For two other sculptures also depicting the marriage of Shiva and Parvati, see Huntington, 1985, pp. 453-4, nos. 20.2 and 20.3.