Important Notice

BENGAL, CIRCA 12TH CENTURY
Phyllite
12.5 in (31.8 cm) high

NON-EXPORTABLE REGISTERED ANTIQUITY

PROVENANCE
The Estate of Khorshed Karanjavala

This 11th century Pala stone sculpture shows Lord Vishnu with his attributes, flanked by Lakshmi and Saraswati, considered to be an auspicious grouping. "Always on Vishnu's right, Lakshmi holds the flywhisk with her right hand and lotus with her left. Saraswati is occupied in playing the vina, and Garuda genuflects as he adores his master. Evolved probably in the tenth century, this compositional formula rarely varies in Bihar and Bengal and was also adopted in Orissa. " (Pal, Indian Sculpture Vol. 2, p. 204)

BENGAL, CIRCA 12TH CENTURY
Phyllite
12.5 in (31.8 cm) high

NON-EXPORTABLE REGISTERED ANTIQUITY

PROVENANCE
The Estate of Khorshed Karanjavala

This 11th century Pala stone sculpture shows Lord Vishnu with his attributes, flanked by Lakshmi and Saraswati, considered to be an auspicious grouping. "Always on Vishnu's right, Lakshmi holds the flywhisk with her right hand and lotus with her left. Saraswati is occupied in playing the vina, and Garuda genuflects as he adores his master. Evolved probably in the tenth century, this compositional formula rarely varies in Bihar and Bengal and was also adopted in Orissa. " (Pal, Indian Sculpture Vol. 2, p. 204)