He goes on to say [in describing another Nepalese stone statue] “minor deviations are often the only elements that reflect the artists' limited freedom...(from) the astonishing conservatism of the Nepali tradition.” Thus we as generalists can only guess at the date of this carving, but we doubt it is any later than the seventeenth century. In many ways it closely resembles a stone Avalokitesvara Mr. Pal attributes to the fifteenth century.

The tab at the base of the statue which had held it in position has been recently sawn off but otherwise the statue shows no damage from recent times. The top of Vishnu's crown was long ago broken off as was the details of the vehicle on which he stands. The gloss of his face reflects the number of times he has been caressed or blessed with tikka powder.

The statue is eight inches tall and six inches across and carved of heavy gray schist.

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