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68 The beaded pedestal decorated with palmettes below this divine
A MOTTLED SANDSTONE STELE OF LAKSHMINARAYANA couple is a distinctive feature of steles attributed to Kankroli (near
Rajasthan, Kankroli, late 10th/early 11th century Udaipur). Compare to steles of mithuna in Sotheby’s, New York, 5
Flanked by a male attendant and an adorable goddess with her December 1992, lot 81; the Philadelphia Museum of Art (acc. #1994-
hands stretched behind her head, Vishnu and Lakshmi embrace 148-22); and the Brooklyn Museum (acc. #86.273). Also compare
affectionately, benign and watchful. Sotheby’s, New York, 21 & 22 March 1990, lot 246.
27 x 19 3/4 in. (68.5 x 50.2 cm)
$15,000 - 20,000 Provenance
Sotheby’s, London, 23 July 1984, lot 128
Sotheby’s, New York, 5 December 1992, lot 95A
Private American Collection
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