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The Hindu God Vishnucirca 1025

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Dark bronze sculpture of a multi-armed standing deity on a stepped lotus pedestal, flanked by two small attendant figures within an arched foliate aureole
Cast bronze votive plaque with arched prabhavali frame of openwork flame or leaf motifs, enclosing two standing figures on a small base, with a sunburst medallion at the apex; dark patinated surface with green corrosion, raised on four small feet.
Bronze sculpture of a multi-armed standing deity with a rayed halo, set within an ornate arched prabhavali with foliate borders. Two smaller attendant figures flank the central figure at lower left and right. Dark patinated surface with detailed casting.
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
The Hindu God Vishnu
Place Made
Bangladesh
Date Made
circa 1025
Medium
Copper alloy
Dimensions
14 1/4 x 7 x 3 7/8 in. (36.19 x 17.78 x 9.84 cm)
Credit Line
From the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, Museum Associates Purchase
Accession Number
M.75.4.5
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Indian Sculpture, vol.2. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; University of California Press, 1988.
  • Rosenfield, John. The Arts of India and Nepal: The Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1966.
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. The Sacred and Secular in Indian Art. Santa Barbara, CA: University of California, 1974.

  • Bhuiyan, Mokammal H., ed. Studies in South Asian Heritage, Essays in Memory of M Harunur Rashid. Dhaka: Bangla Academy, 2015.

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