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The Hindu God Vishnucirca 1150

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Bronze sculpture of a four-armed standing deity within a flame-edged arch, flanked by two smaller attendant figures, on a tiered rectangular base

Unknown, The Hindu God Vishnu, circa 1150, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Ramesh and Urmil Kapoor, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
The Hindu God Vishnu
Place Made
India, West Bengal or Bihar
Date Made
circa 1150
Medium
Copper alloy
Dimensions
7 3/8 x 4 x 2 in. (18.73 x 10.16 x 5.08 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Ramesh and Urmil Kapoor
Accession Number
M.82.227
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.

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