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The Hindu God Vishnucirca 800

Not on view
Dark bronze relief sculpture of a standing four-armed deity on a lotus pedestal, with a tiered crown and stepped backplate, two small attendant figures at the base

Unknown, The Hindu God Vishnu, circa 800, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Michael Phillips, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
The Hindu God Vishnu
Place Made
Bangladesh, Chittagong District
Date Made
circa 800
Medium
Copper alloy
Dimensions
5 3/4 x 3 3/8 x 2 in. (14.60 x 8.57 x 5.08 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Michael Phillips
Accession Number
M.79.189.10
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.

  • Bautze-Picron, Claudine. "Two Unpublished Images of the Great Visnuite Devī from Bengal." Journal of Bengal Art 22 (2017): 103-118.

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