Vishnu
Title | Vishnu |
Museum Name | Indian Museum, Kolkata |
Gallery Name | Archaeology |
Object Type | Sculpture |
Main Material | Slate Stone |
Country | India |
Provenance | Chaitanpur, Burdwan, West Bengal |
Origin Place | Chaitanpur, Burdwan, West Bengal |
Period / Year of Work | C.11th century CE |
Dimensions | 125x55x8cm. |
Brief Description | Standing in samapadathanaka on a high plinth block pedestal, the figure of four-armed Vishnu is holding clockwise a padma (lotus), the gada (mace), the sankha (conch shell) and the chakra (disc). The figure wears only a lower garment that reaches up to the thigh in a wavy design. He is flanked by a male and a female figure probably representing Chakrapurusha and Gadadevi. On the nimbus, to the right of Vishnu is seen a seated male holding a chakra. |