Object Number | 29-92-1 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Indian | Hindu |
Provenience | India | Deccan |
Date Made | 12th Century |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Stone |
Iconography | Vishnu | Sankha | Chakra |
Description | Black stone image of Vishnu, Universal Preserver, one of the gods of the Hindu trinity. Vishnu holds in his right hand the sankha, an ornamented conch which he blows in battle and in his left hand the chakra, a disc-like weapon. The head is missing. |
Height | 101 cm |
Width | 61 cm |
Depth | 14 cm |
Credit Line | Exchange with George G. Heye, 1918 |
Other Number | L-1961-19 - Philadelphia Museum of Art Number |
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