Vishnu
The Hindu god Vishnu stands with figures personifying two of his four attributes: On his left is a male figure representing his discus, and on his right is a female figure representing his club. When the sculpture was intact, Vishnu would have rested his two lower hands on their heads, while holding the conch shell and lotus in his upper hands.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Private collection; Walters Art Museum, December 1987, by gift.
Conservation
Date | Description | Narrative |
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10/24/1990 | Treatment | cleaned; other |
Geographies
India, Kashmir (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 8 × W: 5 1/2 × D: 1 7/8 in. (20.3 × 14 × 4.8 cm)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift, 1987
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
25.91