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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, CALIFORNIA

615
A MARBLE RELIEF OF A
FLYWHISK BEARER

INDIA, GUJARAT, 11TH/12TH CENTURY
18Ω in. (46.6 cm.) high

$6,000-8,000

印度 古吉拉特邦 十一/十二世紀 白色大理石隨從
雕帶

PROVENANCE

with Stephen R. Gano, Far Eastern Antiques,
New York.
Acquired by the present owner from the above by
14 November 1971.

PROPERTY FROM A A MANHATTAN ESTATE

616
A BLACK STONE STELE OF VISHNU

NORTHEASTERN INDIA, PALA PERIOD,
12TH CENTURY
29Ω in. (70.5 cm.) high

$15,000-25,000

印度東北部 帕拉時期 十二世紀 黑石毘濕奴立
像碑

PROVENANCE

Estate of Herman E. Cooper, New York,
by 1 April 1996.
Acquired by the present owner from the above on
1 July 1996.

Finely carved with extensive detail, this impressive
stele of Vishnu, the god of Preservation,
demonstrates the masterful craftsmanship of
twelfth century artists working in Northeast India.
The present fgure of Vishnu is shown here in all
his glory, holding his principal attributes: a mace
or club and a discus in his two raised hands, and
a conch shell and seed in his lower hands. He is
fanked by Lakshmi on the left and Saraswati on
the right, while various attendants and apsaras
surround him in adoration.

Compare the present work with another Pala-
period stele of Vishnu of similar size and modeling
sold at Christie’s New York on October 9th, 2013,
lot 686.

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