A BLACKSTONE STELE OF UMA MAHESHVARA


NORTHEASTERN INDIA, PALA PERIOD, 10TH/11TH CENTURY An inscription below the lotus throne.Himalayan Art Resources item no.61771 86.4 cm. (34 in.) high
|Joined by their animal vehicles, the Hindu gods Shiva and Parvati are shown adoring each other. The stele-back's predominately plain surface and rounded edge suggest a 10th/11th century attribution. Related examples from this period are held in the Patna Museum and the National Museum, New Delhi (Hunting Archive nos.1836,2693&304 respectively). Provenance Sotheby's, New York, 1 April 2005, lot 42 濕婆與帕爾瓦蒂黑石碑 印度東北部，帕拉時期，十/十一世紀 蓮座下方刻有銘文。喜馬拉雅藝術資源網61771號 高86.4釐米（34英吋） 200,000-300,000港元 此尊石碑刻劃印度教神明濕婆與帕爾瓦蒂，兩人濃情蜜意的相望對方，下方有動物座騎相伴。石碑簡單的背景構圖以及圓潤的稜角為十/十一世紀的風格特徵。令論三尊同一時期的類似例子，分別為巴特那博物館與新德里國家博物館的館藏（分別參見Hunting資料庫1836、2693及304號）。 來源 蘇富比，紐約，2005年4月1日，拍品42號