Vishnu
Description
Within the eastern Indian sculptures, distinctive regional styles are discernible particularly in the images from the region of Dacca, Kurkihar, Nalanda and Vikramshila.
The present haloed four-armed Vishnu accompanied by his two consorts, is standing in Samabhanga pose on a full-blown lotus. Standing to his left is Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge and to his right, Shridevi, holding chauri in her right hand and lotus stem in her left hand. In his four hands, he holds the shankha, chakra, gada and padma. He is adorned with a crown, necklaces and other ornaments with a vanamala reaching his knees.
On either side of the pedestal shankha purusha and Gada devi are shown. Seated male and female devotees with folded hands appear on either side below.
The Prabha is decorated with gaja-vyalas, hamsas, makaras, flying vidyadharas and floral motifs and surmounted with kirtimukha.
Collection
Sculptures
Artist
NA
Object Type
Sculpture
Material
Schist
Schools/Culture/Period
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Technique
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Date
11th Century CE
Location
Bengal
Dimension
73 x 34.8 x 11.8 cms