Stele base section with Krishna, Subhadra and a third deity Red Sandstone Central India

Deborah and Jack Rosenberg

The piece is a fragment from the base of a stele and is unevenly broken around the edges. On the central figure the left leg is broken from knee to the foot and the front of the left arm is chipped away. On the right hand figure the left arm is broken from the shoulder to the wrist. All the noses are chipped, some wear to the faces and there are chips and knocks on the surface overall. No restoration.
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