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A Magnificent India Sandstone Stele Of Vishnu, c.11-12th…
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Sydney
Date:
6-Sep-2009
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A Magnificent India Sandstone Stele Of Vishnu, c.11-12th century AD, of museum quality and significance, sculpted in openwork with Vishnu standing in a gateway above a lotus pedestal holding the mace and wheel, flanked by numerous attendants, wearing a beaded girdle and multiple necklaces, his fine featured visage with serene expression below an elaborate headdress with central lion motif and lotus mandorla to the rear, Uttar Pradesh, 105 x 60 cm. Provenance: From an Australian collection Note: For a similar example cf. Christies New York, 17 Sept.1999 Indian and Southeast Asian Art Lot 41
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Antiquities: Asian