A black stone stele depicting Vishnu, Eastern India, Pala period, 12th century | 東印度帕拉王朝十二世紀黑石碑毗濕奴

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December 12, 11:01 AM GMT

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Property from an Important European Private Collection

A black stone stele depicting Vishnu

Eastern India, Pala period, 12th century

Height 63 cm, 24¾ in.

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Collection particulière européenne

Stèle en pierre noire représentant Vishnu, Inde de l'Est, époque Pala, XIIe siècle

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歐洲私人收藏

東印度帕拉王朝十二世紀黑石碑毗濕奴

A private German collection, since the 1960s.

Acquired from the above by the present owner, and reproduced in the circa 1985 inventory of the family collection.

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德國私人收藏，自1960年代

現任藏家自上述收藏購得，約1985年收錄於家族收藏冊

The four-armed Vishnu holding the club (gada), wheel (chakra) and conch shell (sankha), with his consorts Bhu and Shri at his side, and standing before an elaborate arch (torana) with mythical animals and celestial beings, and the “face of glory” (kirtimukha) at the apex.

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