A buff sandstone stele of a bull-headed deity
INDIA, RAJASTHAN OR MADHYA PRADESH, 11TH/12TH CENTURY
A buff sandstone stele of a bull-headed deity India, Rajasthan or Madhya Pradesh, 11th/12th century Seated in lalitasana on the coils of a serpent over a throne supported by offering vessels, holding a fruit, lotus, axe and the snout of the serpent in his four hands, dressed in a short dhoti and adorned with the sacred thread and various sashes and necklaces, the central bull's head with gently flared nostrils and almond-shaped eyes surmounted by a tall lotiform diadem, flanked by two human faces and backed by a nimbus with a foliate band above 24 in. (60.8 cm.) high
A buff sandstone stele of a bull-headed deity
INDIA, RAJASTHAN OR MADHYA PRADESH, 11TH/12TH CENTURY
A buff sandstone stele of a bull-headed deity India, Rajasthan or Madhya Pradesh, 11th/12th century Seated in lalitasana on the coils of a serpent over a throne supported by offering vessels, holding a fruit, lotus, axe and the snout of the serpent in his four hands, dressed in a short dhoti and adorned with the sacred thread and various sashes and necklaces, the central bull's head with gently flared nostrils and almond-shaped eyes surmounted by a tall lotiform diadem, flanked by two human faces and backed by a nimbus with a foliate band above 24 in. (60.8 cm.) high
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