Indian Sculpture c8.258

c8.258

Trefoil arch and āmalaka on top of the śikhara-shaped upper portion and architectonic pilasters on the sides of this stele make it appear in the likeness of a shrine, which contains the main figure. Its flattened bulk, although to the largest extent carved in the round, along with the figures of Lakṣmī and Sarasvatī, appears pressed against the detail of avatāras and accompanying figures.