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A BLACKSTONE STELE
OF UMA MAHESHVARA
NORTHEASTERN INDIA, PALA
PERIOD, 10TH/11TH CENTURY
An inscription below the lotus throne.
Himalayan Art Resources item no.61771
86.4 cm. (34 in.) high
HK$200,000 - 300,000

Joined by their animal vehicles, the Hindu
gods Shiva and Parvati are shown adoring
each other. The stele-back’s predominately
plain surface and rounded edge suggest
a 10th/11th century attribution. Related
examples from this period are held in
the Patna Museum and the National
Museum, New Delhi (Hunting Archive
nos.1836,2693&304 respectively).

Provenance
Sotheby’s, New York, 1 April 2005, lot 42

濕婆與帕爾瓦蒂黑石碑
印度東北部，帕拉時期，十/十一世紀
蓮座下方刻有銘文。
喜馬拉雅藝術資源網61771號
高86.4釐米（34英吋）

200,000 - 300,000 港元

此尊石碑刻劃印度教神明濕婆與帕爾瓦蒂，
兩人濃情蜜意的相望對方，下方有動物座騎
相伴。石碑簡單的背景構圖以及圓潤的稜角
為十/十一世紀的風格特徵。令論三尊同一時
期的類似例子，分別為巴特那博物館與新德
里國家博物館的館藏（分別參見Hunting資料
庫1836、2693及304號）。

來源
蘇富比，紐約，2005年4月1日，拍品42號