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Property from a European private collection | 歐洲私人收藏

A black stone stele depicting Vishnu Eastern India, Pala period (8th-12th century) ca. 12th century | 印度 帕拉時代約十二世紀 黑石碑毗濕奴

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June 16, 02:39 PM GMT

Estimate

15,000 - 20,000 EUR

Lot Details

Description

Property from a European private collection

A black stone stele depicting Vishnu

Eastern India, Pala period (8th-12th century)

ca. 12th century


78 cm, 30 3/4 in.

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Collection particulière européenne

Belle stèle de Vishnu en pierre noire, Inde orientale, époque Pala (VIIIe-XIIe siècle), vers XIIe siècle

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歐洲私人收藏

印度 帕拉時代約十二世紀 黑石碑毗湿奴

A private Dutch collection, acquired before 1970, by repute.

Christie’s Amsterdam, 18th October 2005, lot 40.

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荷蘭私人收藏、於1970年間入藏

阿姆斯特丹佳士得、2005年10月18日,編號40

The four-armed Hindu god Vishnu standing in samapada sthanaka on a lotus flower pedestal, holding the gada and chakra in his upper right and left hands, and sankha in the lowered left, attended by his two consorts, Sarasvati, the goddess of poetry and music playing the vina to his left, and, Lakshmi, the goddess of fortune to his right, devotees and donors kneeling below, and a prabha behind depicting celestials and mythical animals.