Details
CollectionSouth & Southeast Asian Collection
InventarnummerS1965-0034-001-0
TitelFragment of Vishnu Relief (probably with the consort now missing)
BeschreibungReligious figure. Vishnu with chakra, flying figures with garland to his proper right
This artwork is a highly unusual fragment of a Vishnu sculpture from Uttar Pradesh “identifiable by the discus, axe and sword held in the now broken, three right hands and the elaborate crown generally associated with Vishnu. Six or eight armed images of Vishnu with weapons are rare. There is a possibility the Vishnu was accompanied by consort Lakshmi, because of the bend in the torso: the right arm covering the torso would have extended towards the consort. There are smaller seated figures on the corner of ‘maladhara’ or garland bearers. The angular crown and a slightly simple halo bespeak of a Gurjara-Pratihara origin for this sculpture of late 9th century or early 1oth century date, from a hitherto destroyed temple. Due to the elaborate weapons present in the right arms, one can assume similiarcorresponding wea[ons in the left arms as well. Thus there is a possibility that it represents military gearof the divinity engaged in performing a miracle. By 10th century many emanationsand incarnations of Vishnu, such as Trivikrama and Vishvarupa, were represented individually; this sculpture could be one such respect of Vishnu’s form.” (Past, Present , Beyond: Re-nascence of an Art Collection, Page 26-27)
EntstehungsortIndia, Uttar Pradesh
Entstehungszeitraum9th - 10th C
SachgruppeSculpture
MaterialSandstone
Format
H: 35 cm
L: 43 cm
W: 14 cm
L: 43 cm
W: 14 cm
Credit lineDonated by Lady Yuen Peng McNeice
