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The Hindu God Vishnu with Shri Lakshmi and His Mount Garuda9th century

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Artist or Maker: Unknown
Title: The Hindu God Vishnu with Shri Lakshmi and His Mount Garuda
Place Made: Nepal
Date Made: 9th century
Medium: Stone with traces of red devotional paint
Dimensions: 24 3/4 x 15 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. (62.87 x 38.74 x 10.8 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Werner G. Scharff
Accession Number: M.87.277.2
Classification: Sculpture
Collecting Area: South and Southeast Asian Art
Curatorial Notes: In this triad representation, the Hindu God of Preservation Vishnu is flanked by his wives Shri Lakshmi (or Shridevi) on his right and the sunbird Garuda, Vishnu’s half-avian, half-human mount (vahana) on his left. The nimbate Vishnu is crowned and four-armed. He wears a Brahmanical sacred thread (yajñopavita) over his left shoulder. His upper right hand holds a discus (chakra), while his upper left hand carries his mace (gada). His lower right hand is held in the gesture of charity (varada mudra) and holds a lotus seed (bija) symbolizing creation, fertility, and spiritual purity. His lower left hand carries a conch (shankha). He stands on a pedestal with a floral motif. Shri Lakshmi is crowned and wears round earrings (kundala) and a patterned lower garment. Her right hand is held in the gesture of charity, while her left hand rests on her hip. She stands on a double lotus base. A diminutive figure standing on a lotus base behind Lakshmi represent the donor who commissioned the relief. Garuda stands with his clasped together in the gesture of adoration (anjali mudra). He has an ascetic’s long hair (jata) pulled up in a bun bound by a rearing cobra as an ornament. His wings hang down behind him. He wears a patterned dhoti and stands on a rocky platform. Behind the triad is a pearl-and-flame aureola (prabhavali).

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The Hindu God Vishnu with Shri Lakshmi and His Mount Garuda9th century

Not on view

No image

Artist or Maker: Unknown
Title: The Hindu God Vishnu with Shri Lakshmi and His Mount Garuda
Place Made: Nepal
Date Made: 9th century
Medium: Stone with traces of red devotional paint
Dimensions: 24 3/4 x 15 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. (62.87 x 38.74 x 10.8 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Werner G. Scharff
Accession Number: M.87.277.2
Classification: Sculpture
Collecting Area: South and Southeast Asian Art
Curatorial Notes: In this triad representation, the Hindu God of Preservation Vishnu is flanked by his wives Shri Lakshmi (or Shridevi) on his right and the sunbird Garuda, Vishnu’s half-avian, half-human mount (vahana) on his left. The nimbate Vishnu is crowned and four-armed. He wears a Brahmanical sacred thread (yajñopavita) over his left shoulder. His upper right hand holds a discus (chakra), while his upper left hand carries his mace (gada). His lower right hand is held in the gesture of charity (varada mudra) and holds a lotus seed (bija) symbolizing creation, fertility, and spiritual purity. His lower left hand carries a conch (shankha). He stands on a pedestal with a floral motif. Shri Lakshmi is crowned and wears round earrings (kundala) and a patterned lower garment. Her right hand is held in the gesture of charity, while her left hand rests on her hip. She stands on a double lotus base. A diminutive figure standing on a lotus base behind Lakshmi represent the donor who commissioned the relief. Garuda stands with his clasped together in the gesture of adoration (anjali mudra). He has an ascetic’s long hair (jata) pulled up in a bun bound by a rearing cobra as an ornament. His wings hang down behind him. He wears a patterned dhoti and stands on a rocky platform. Behind the triad is a pearl-and-flame aureola (prabhavali).