STÈLE DE VISHNU EN PIERRE NOIREINDE DU NORD-EST, ÉPOQUE PALA-SENA, VERS XIE SIÈCLEInscribed on the base.Himalayan Art Resources item no. 489888.3 cm (34 3/4 in.) highProvenance: A BLACKSTONE STELE OF VISHNUNORTHEASTERN INDIA, PALA-SENA PERIOD, CIRCA 11TH CENTURY印度東北部 帕拉-塞納時期 約十一世紀 毗濕奴黑石碑Provenance:With Claude de Marteau, Brussels, by 1970sThis Sena-period stele is distinguished by the rounded face and carved regalia of Vishnu, who stands at center in a frontal manner. In his upraised hands, Vishnu grasps a mace andchakra within his sinuous fingers. His lower hands hold a conch and offer the gesture of wish-granting (varadamudra). His consorts, Lakshmi and Sarasvati flank either side of his legs. A garuda is positioned below the lotus pedestal on which Vishnu stands framed by projecting flower heads and donor figures. At the top of the stele, celestial garland bearers are depicted on either side of the protective mask of thekirtimukha.For a closely related example attributed to Bangladesh in the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, see Huntington,Leaves from the Bodhi Tree Dayton, 1989, no. 36. The stele alsopares favorably to another of the same scale and subject sold at Sotheby's, New York, 17 March 2015, lot 1052. Also see examples sold at Christie's, New York, 12 September 2009, lot 579; Sotheby's, New York, 20 March 2013, lot 273; and , New York, 23 September 2020, lot 642.