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The Hindu God Vishnu's Mount, Garuda1500 or earlier

Not on view
Small reddish-brown bronze sculpture of a seated cross-legged figure with hands pressed together at the chest, on a two-tiered rectangular base with incised geometric decoration
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
The Hindu God Vishnu's Mount, Garuda
Place Made
Nepal
Date Made
1500 or earlier
Medium
Copper
Dimensions
4 1/8 x 2 11/16 x 2 1/2 in. (10.47 x 6.82 x 6.35 cm)
Credit Line
From the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, Museum Associates Purchase
Accession Number
M.75.4.15
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Art of Nepal. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; University of California Press, 1985.
  • Rosenfield, John. The Arts of India and Nepal: The Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1966.
  • Kramrisch, Stella. The Art of Nepal. New York: The Asia House Inc., 1964.
  • Reedy, Chandra L. Himalayan Bronzes: Technology, Style and Choices. Newark: University of Delaware Press, 1997.
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Vaisnava Iconology in Nepal. Calcutta: The Asiatic Society, 1970.