STÈLE DE SURYA EN PIERRE NOIRE BANGLADESH, PÉRIODE... Lot n° 6

STÈLE DE SURYA EN PIERRE NOIRE BANGLADESH, PÉRIODE PALA-SENA, XI/XIIE SIÈCLE 54 cm (21 1/4 in.) high Footnotes: A BLACKSTONE STELE OF SURYA BANGLADESH, PALA-SENA PERIOD, 11TH/12TH CENTURY 孟加拉國 帕拉-塞納時期 十一/十二世紀 黑石太陽神石碑 Provenance: Acquired from a former Belgian ambassador to Bangladesh, by repute With Claude de Marteau, Brussels, by 1970s Flanking Surya's beaming countenance are two fully blossoming lotus flowers nourished by the sun-god's light and warmth. The team of seven horses that propel his aerial chariot are depicted below, while directly in front of his feet stands one of Surya's wives, representing Dawn. Either side of his shins are celestial archers defending the start and end of each day from darkness. His chief clerk and measurer and two more wives also join him. For stylistic comparisons, see Lefèvre & Boussac, Chefs-d'œuvre du delta du Gange, 2007, pp. 238-44, nos. 89-92, and Kramrisch, Indian Sculpture, 1960, pl. 24. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com Overall very good condition, with old repair across the lower part. Minor chips and abrasions to the whole and to the extreme extremities. Losses to the lower left corner, as visible in images. Please contact Sidney Lee (sidney.lee@bonhams.com) for related condition report images.