A VISHNU TRIAD PALA 12TH CENTURYNortheastern India. Neatly cast and incised openwork bronze stele depicting Vishnu and his two consorts. Two miniature worshippers are kneeling at the multi-stepped throne. The backside with an eight-character inscription. Provenance: European private collection. Koller Auctions, Zurich, Switzerland, December 4th, 2017, lot 402.Condition: Considering its high age, this statue is extremely well preserved. A segment of about one fifth of the outer rim of the flaming aureole is lost. Besides this every little detail of the work is still intact. There are even some remainders of cold painting. Fine old patina and some wear.Weight: 349.6 grams. Dimensions: Height 13 cm.The stele modeled in deep relief with Vishnu standing on a lotus pericarp, his principle hands in varadamudra and holding sankha, the upper ones gada and cakra, wearing dhoti, bejeweled, his face with almond-shaped eyes, elongated earlobes with ear rings, high kiritamakuta, flanked by Lakshmi with camara and Sarasvati with vina.