Lot 8
 
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Bengal, Pala Period, 11th Century CE
Stone
Height: 8 in (20.3 cm)
Width: 10.5 in (26.7 cm)

REGISTERED ANTIQUITY-NON-EXPORTABLE

Provenance: An Important Private Collection, Mumbai


This sculpture is part of a larger stele depicting recumbent Vishnu. In this fragment one sees Laxmi pressing the feet of Vishnu.The scene shown here is from a famous puranic depiction of Vishnu in the sea of Milk.




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  Lot 8 of 50  

LIVE AUCTION: SOUTH ASIAN TREASURES
17 DECEMBER 2014

Estimate
Rs 1,50,000 - 2,00,000
$2,460 - 3,280

Winning Bid
Rs 2,16,000
$3,541
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)










 



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