Description: Antique Khmer Style mounted stone Vishnu stele. The rear of the Stele is decorated with the Trishula, Axe and Vase of Plenty. A unique Sanskrit inscription can also be seen on the rear of the piece. Loose mounted to a wood base (later). Vishnu is both world protector and preserver, restorer of moral order - he is all-powerful and all-pervasive by nature. Provenance: Ex- private US Collection.