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10th–11th century · Gilt-copper alloy · Asian Art

Vishnu as the divine protector and preserver of order assumes a symmetrical posture, his four arms counter-balancing one another as he displays his martial kingly attributes: war discus, battle club, and conch-shell trumpet. His fourth hands holds the sphere denoting the earth goddess. He wears a tripartite crown, the central lobe displaying a lion face, a legacy of north Indian Gupta conventions of royal imagery.

Artist

Unknown

Date

10th–11th century

Medium

Gilt-copper alloy

Culture

Nepal (Kathmandu Valley)

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Evelyn Kossak, The Kronos Collections, 1986