Visnu
Figure
800-1000 (made)
800-1000 (made)
| Place of origin |
Visnu is represented rigid and immovable, the great stabilizer and preserver of the world's equilibrium. The jewelled crown (kirita) is a direct descendant of the Gupta period type associated with Uttar Pradesh. Traces of four arms, now missing, are visible, which would have displayed Visnu's attributes, the disc (cakra), the mace (gada), the conch (sankha) and the lotus (padma).
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Visnu (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Stone |
| Brief description | Visnu, stone, Nepal, 800-1000, Late Licchavi period |
| Physical description | Visnu is represented rigid and immovable, the great stabilizer and preserver of the world's equilibrium. The jewelled crown (kirita) is a direct descendant of the Gupta period type associated with Uttar Pradesh. Traces of four arms, now missing, are visible, which would have displayed Visnu's attributes, the disc (cakra), the mace (gada), the conch (sankha) and the lotus (padma). |
| Style | |
| Gallery label | Vishnu
800–1000
Late Licchavi/Transitional period
Vishnu is represented rigid and immovable, the great stabiliser
and preserver of the world’s equilibrium. The high jewelled
crown (kirita) is a direct descendant of crowns seen in north
Indian sculpture of the Gupta period (about 320–500). Traces of
the four arms, now missing, are visible.
Stone
Nepal
Museum no. IS.36-1988(14/06/2011) |
| Object history | Purchased from Alex Biancardi (Walmore Collection) |
| Subject depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | re. date cf. Zimmerman Garudasana, dated 1004.-Pal, 1974, pl.30 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.36-1988 |
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| Record created | February 13, 2000 |
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