A GREY STONE STELE DEPICTING ARDHANISVARA
A GREY STONE STELE DEPICTING ARDHANISVARA, NEPAL, 16TH / 17TH CENTURY
the four-armed composite deity wearing five-leaf crown and tall chignon, holding mala and trisula in Siva's right hands, and padma and pustaka(?) in the left hands of Parvati, the prabha with sivalingam at the top, supported by apsaras, diminutive figures including Brahma, Ganesha and Skanda below, mounted
37cm high
Provenance: Private Collection, London. Acquired by the vendor's father in London about 40 years ago.
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A GREY STONE STELE DEPICTING ARDHANISVARA, NEPAL, 16TH / 17TH CENTURY
the four-armed composite deity wearing five-leaf crown and tall chignon, holding mala and trisula in Siva's right hands, and padma and pustaka(?) in the left hands of Parvati, the prabha with sivalingam at the top, supported by apsaras, diminutive figures including Brahma, Ganesha and Skanda below, mounted
37cm high
Provenance: Private Collection, London. Acquired by the vendor's father in London about 40 years ago.
