For a similar example of the Gajalakshmi figure, see P. Pal, Indian Sculpture: Volume 1, 1986, p. 228, cat. no. S103, and for a comparable example of a Skanda figure, see ibid., p. 216, cat. no. S87.
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Skanda with repair to break on proper left arm, other small repair to break on proper left leg. Trace amounts of gilding, chips to edges of aureole. Nicks, scratches and abrasions throughout. Vishnu with small losses to crown and edges of aureole. Gajalakshmi with loss to elephant on proper right side. Chips and abrasions throughout.
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KASHMIR, 7TH CENTURYTHREE STEATITE FIGURES OF VISHNU, SKANDA AND GAJALAKSHMIEstimate: USD 10,000 - 15,000
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