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- Title
- Vishnu, seated
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India
- Object Creation Date
- n.d.
- Accession Number
- 1977/2.130
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- relevance
- rank 9.20493
- Primary Keywords
- hinduism
- vishnu
- Title
- Vishnu, seated (worn from centuries of handling)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India, Northeastern India
- Century
- 19th-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1975/2.131
- Medium and Support
- copper
- relevance
- rank 9.20493
- Primary Keywords
- hinduism
- vishnu
- Title
- Four Armed Vishnu
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India, South India
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1977/2.102
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- relevance
- rank 9.20493
- Primary Keywords
- hinduism
- vishnu
- Title
- Vishnu (small folk bronze)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1975/2.130
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- relevance
- rank 9.20493
- Primary Keywords
- hinduism
- vishnu
- Title
- Vishnu with Two Attendants
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India, North or Central India
- Century
- 20th-century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 19th century - 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1975/2.129
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- relevance
- rank 9.20493
- Primary Keywords
- hinduism
- vishnu
- Title
- Vishnu (small folk bronze)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India
- Object Creation Date
- n.d.
- Accession Number
- 1977/2.121
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- relevance
- rank 9.20493
- Primary Keywords
- hinduism
- vishnu
- Title
- Vishnu and Consorts
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India, Tamil Nadu
- Century
- 16th-18th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 16th century - 17th century
- Accession Number
- 1975/2.125
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 9.20493
- Primary Keywords
- hinduism
- vishnu
- Title
- Vishnu
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India
- Object Creation Date
- n.d.
- Accession Number
- 1977/2.126
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- relevance
- rank 9.20493
- Primary Keywords
- hinduism
- vishnu
- Title
- Vishnu Stele, four-armed Vishnu with two of his attributes personified
- Artist
- Artist Unknown
- Physical Description
- Vishnu stand in a strict unbending pose, samabhanga and has four hands. Reading clockwise from the front right hand, he holds lotus, a club, a discus and a conch. The lotus and conch are also personified with full standing figures at the base below his tow front hands, the lotus as a female figure to his right and the conch as a male figure to his left. On the pointed arch behind the figure a flying figure holding garlands is carved in shallow relief to either side of his crown. He wears a diaphanous lower cloth, the folds of the garment are articulated with a flared section down the center. He wears a long garland down to his knees, a sacred thread and various pieces of jewelry, including bracelets, armlets, a necklace and large earrings and an elaborate crown.
- Century
- 10th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 10th century
- Accession Number
- 2003/1.385
- Medium and Support
- black schist
- relevance
- rank 9.20493
- Primary Keywords
- hinduism
- vishnu
- Title
- Lakshmi-Narayana, pair of standing figures (small folk bronze)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India, North or Central India
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1975/2.126
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- relevance
- rank 9.20493
- Primary Keywords
- hinduism
- vishnu
- Title
- Vishnu triad, with Saraswati and Lakshmi (?) (miniature folk bronze)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India, South India
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1977/2.91
- Medium and Support
- copper
- relevance
- rank 9.20493
- Primary Keywords
- hinduism
- vishnu
- Title
- Vishnu (small folk bronze)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India
- Object Creation Date
- n.d.
- Accession Number
- 1977/2.120
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- relevance
- rank 9.20493
- Primary Keywords
- hinduism
- vishnu
- Title
- Vishnu (small folk bronze)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India
- Object Creation Date
- n.d.
- Accession Number
- 1977/2.122
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- relevance
- rank 9.20493
- Primary Keywords
- hinduism
- vishnu
- Title
- Vishnu
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India, Bengal
- Century
- 19th century?
- Object Creation Date
- 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1979/2.68
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- relevance
- rank 9.10260
- Primary Keywords
- deity
- hinduism
- vishnu
- Title
- Vishnu and Attendant Figures with Flame Arch
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India, North or Central India
- Object Creation Date
- 14th century - 16th century
- Accession Number
- 1978/2.79
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- relevance
- rank 9.10260
- Primary Keywords
- deity
- hinduism
- vishnu
- Title
- Vishnu
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India, North or Central India
- Century
- 18th-19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 18th century - 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1979/2.48
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- relevance
- rank 9.10260
- Primary Keywords
- deity
- hinduism
- vishnu
- Title
- Vishnu, crowned and with four arms
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India, Kerala Workshop
- Century
- 17th century
- Object Creation Date
- 17th century
- Accession Number
- 1978/2.119
- Medium and Support
- bronze with green patina
- relevance
- rank 9.10260
- Primary Keywords
- deity
- hinduism
- vishnu
- Title
- Lord Vishnu in the Center of His Ten Incarnations
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India, South India
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1983/1.395
- Medium and Support
- batik on cotton cloth
- relevance
- rank 9.10260
- Primary Keywords
- deity
- hinduism
- vishnu
- Title
- Lakshmi Narayana (Vishnu, seated, with Lakshmi, Garuda, and two attendants)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India, North or Central India
- Century
- 16th century
- Object Creation Date
- 16th century
- Accession Number
- 1978/2.80
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- relevance
- rank 9.10260
- Primary Keywords
- deity
- hinduism
- vishnu
- Title
- Vishnu and Attendants with a Solar Disc in the Background
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India, North or Central India
- Century
- 10th–12th century
- Object Creation Date
- 10th century - 12th century
- Accession Number
- 1976/2.45
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- relevance
- rank 9.00252
- Primary Keywords
- deity
- hinduism
- vishnu
- wheel
- Title
- Vishnu as Varaha, the Cosmic Boar
- Artist
- India, Central India
- Physical Description
- This intricate stele has a large Varaha in the center. He is in the archer’s stance, with his right leg extended and his left leg bent resting on a lotus held up by a male and female snake figures. They have human bodies from the waist up and knotted snake bodies below. Varaha has a human body with the head of a boar, his head thrown back supporting the figure of the earth goddess who holds on to his snout. A lotus leaf acts as an umbrella over his head. Three of his four arms are intact with his right one at his hip holding a broken lotus, only the stem survives, and the two left hands holding a conch at his chest and a discus at his knee. The broken arm held the club and the top of it is still visible next to the pavilion on the left over his shoulder. Besides the two snake figures, three figures stand on the base to either side, the other one female, while the others are male. The inner two hold the conch and discus and can be considered shankhapurausha and cakrapurusha, the personifications of the two weapons. The figure in the center on the left ahs his hand raised over his head and the one on the right holds an arrow. They stand against pilaster forms, each surmounted by a pillared pavilion. To the sides of the pillars, vyalis (a composite animal) decorate the columns, a conventional throne motif and above them on the outside some devotee figures, the one on the right is broken. Against the pillar a broken animal figure is to the right and a seated devotee is seen on the left. The two pavilion forms house gods. The one to the left houses a small four-armed image of Brahma (three of his heads show, the central one with a beard) holding his usual attributes, a ladle for ritual and probably a pot, etc.. That on the right houses a four-armed figure of Shiva holding a trident and other attributes. The top of the stele is broken, but there is a devotee to the left and a row of seven figures all with hand up in a reassuring gesture and the other holding a pot. Could there have been two more and represent the nine planets? They do not appear very different one from the other.
- Century
- 10th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 10th century
- Accession Number
- 2002/1.167
- Medium and Support
- sandstone
- relevance
- rank 9.00252
- Primary Keywords
- figures
- hinduism
- seated
- vishnu
- Title
- Iconography series: Vishnu mounted on a blue bird
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Jaipur School
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1840
- Accession Number
- 1988/1.84
- Medium and Support
- ink and opaque watercolor on paper
- relevance
- rank 9.00252
- Primary Keywords
- birds
- deity
- hinduism
- vishnu
- Title
- Vishnu
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India, Kerala Workshop
- Century
- 16th – 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 16th century - 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1979/2.38
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- relevance
- rank 8.90462
- Primary Keywords
- hinduism
- named gods and goddesses
- vishnu
- Title
- Vishnu
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India
- Object Creation Date
- n.d.
- Accession Number
- 1979/2.29
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- relevance
- rank 8.90462
- Primary Keywords
- hinduism
- named gods and goddesses
- vishnu
- Title
- Vishnu votive shrine
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India, South India
- Century
- 16th – 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 16th century - 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1979/2.62
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- relevance
- rank 8.90462
- Primary Keywords
- hinduism
- named gods and goddesses
- vishnu
- Title
- Iconography series: Vishnu on a Bird
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Jaipur School
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1840
- Accession Number
- 1987/1.249
- Medium and Support
- ink and opaque watercolor on paper
- relevance
- rank 8.90462
- Primary Keywords
- birds
- deity
- hinduism
- vishnu
- wheel
- Title
- Vishnu shrine
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India
- Century
- 14th century (?)
- Object Creation Date
- 14th century (?)
- Accession Number
- 1978/2.94
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- relevance
- rank 8.90462
- Primary Keywords
- hinduism
- named gods and goddesses
- vishnu
- Title
- Vishnu Murti
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India
- Object Creation Date
- n.d.
- Accession Number
- 1979/2.66
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- relevance
- rank 8.90462
- Primary Keywords
- hinduism
- named gods and goddesses
- vishnu
- Title
- Fragment from a Markendeya Purana scroll: Vishnu on the pipal leaf
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India, Northern Andhra Pradesh
- Physical Description
- The blue four-armed Vishnu is shown lying on a gigantic pipal leaf with his left leg crossed over his right leg; as his female consort gently strokes his leg, he awakens from a long sleep. Another woman fans him. From his navel sprouts a lotus, bearing the four-headed creator god, Brahma, and rishis or sages appear in the upper branches of the pipal tree. Vishnu has four arms carrying a discus and a conch in his back hands and the lower left arm is extended pointing towards the women at his feet while the lower right am is cross towards his stomach.
- The iconography is further compounded by the image in the lower register of a tortoise at the bottom of the ocean of milk, bearing a mountain on his back. The tortoise is in fact Kurma, another manifestation of Vishnu, supporting the cosmic axis. Elephants have gathered to pay homage to him, while in a small inset at right, a worshipper pays homage to Shiva, Vishnu, and Brahma. A large red figure faces the scene to the right accompanied by small blue figures to his sides as if behind him. Two sages, one horse-headed, are to the upper right.
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- late 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1980/2.306
- Medium and Support
- ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on cloth
- relevance
- rank 8.90462
- Primary Keywords
- deity
- elephants
- fish
- hinduism
- vishnu
- Title
- Vishnu as Bhogasthanakamurti, accompanied by a pair of female attendants, 1978/2.131 and 1978/2.132
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India, Tamil Nadu
- Physical Description
- Vishnu stands on a base consisting of a flat square element topped with a series of five round rings. He stands in an unbending pose and has four arms. Reading clockwise from his front right hand, he is in varada mudra, holds a discus, holds a conch, and is on his hip. He wears a decorated lower garment flared out on either side in a pattern. He wears a decorated belt and necklaces, a sacred thread and shoulder loops, bracelets and armlets, earrings and a crown. The jewelry and crown is highlighted with gold paint as is his clothing and the two attributes.
- Century
- 17th-18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 17th century - 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1978/2.123
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- relevance
- rank 8.90462
- Primary Keywords
- hinduism
- named gods and goddesses
- vishnu
- Title
- Bhu Devi
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India, Tamil Nadu
- Physical Description
- Bhudevi stands in a tribhanga pose (with three bends) with her left arm hanging pendant to her side and holding a lotus bud in her right hand. She leans towards the figure of Vishnu in the grouping of three bronzes. She stands on a base consisting of a flat square element topped with a series of five round rings. She wears a decorated lower garment flared out on either side in a pattern. She wears a decorated belt and necklaces, bracelets and armlets, with shoulder loops, earrings and a crown. The jewelry and crown is highlighted with gold paint as is his clothing and the two attributes. She does not wear a band across her breasts, as does Shridevi in groupings with Vishnu and Bhudevi.
- Century
- 17th-18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 17th century - 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1978/2.132
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- relevance
- rank 8.80883
- Primary Keywords
- hindu
- hinduism
- named gods and goddesses
- vishnu
- Title
- Vishnu with two attendants
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India, Kashmir
- Physical Description
- Vishnu stands with a slight sway to his body with his right hip thrust out, the tribhangha of “thrice bent pose.” He has four hands to carry his attributes, his front two hold a lotus bud and a conch. The back two hang down and rather than carry his two weapons are placed on personified figures of them. At is right is the personified club and on his left his discus. He wears a diaphanous lower cloth that is so sheer, it appears almost invisible, only the folds of the garment are articulated. He wears a long garland down almost to his feet and a sacred thread to his waist. He also wears various pieces of jewelry, including armlets, large earrings and an elaborate crown. The whole is quite worn due to the way the image has been handled by devotees, who have touched it and applied various substances to it. His eyes had been inlayed with silver to add a certain realism to the piece.
- Century
- 9th century
- Object Creation Date
- 9th century
- Accession Number
- 1970/2.146
- Medium and Support
- bronze with silver inlay
- relevance
- rank 8.62330
- Primary Keywords
- deity
- himalayan
- hinduism
- kashmir (general region)
- metalwork
- vishnu
- Title
- Markendeya purana series: Vishnu reclining on a serpent (Anantashayana), with other deities in attendance
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India, Northern Andhra Pradesh
- Physical Description
- The four-armed Vishnu is shown lying on the serpent Ananta (“the endless one”), resting on the surface of the cosmic ocean. As his female consort gently strokes his leg, Vishnu awakens from a long sleep. From his navel sprouts a lotus, bearing the four-headed creator god, Brahma, who will begin a new cycle of the universe.
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- late 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1980/2.305
- Medium and Support
- ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on cloth
- relevance
- rank 8.53343
- Primary Keywords
- deity
- fish
- hinduism
- painting
- scrolls
- seas
- serpent
- serpents
- vishnu
- Title
- Vishnu on Ananta
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India, Kashmir
- Physical Description
- Two figures in a landscape; one a reclining blue-skinned figure, the other a seated female
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1985/1.132
- Medium and Support
- opaque watercolor and gold on paper
- relevance
- rank 8.53343
- Primary Keywords
- birds
- deity
- himalayan
- hinduism
- kneeling
- reclining
- seated
- trees
- vishnu
- Title
- Four-armed Vishnu
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan
- Physical Description
- Vishnu stands with his legs apart holding his four attributes in his hands. Reading in clockwise direction from his right front hand he holds: his club, discus, conch and lotus, here a rather flat object cupped in his palm. His back two arms are extremely short. The figure is encircled with a decorated arch with a line of beads and triangular shaped openings around them. A stylized sun and moon are to either side of Vishnu’s head. He wears a variety of simple, lumpy jewelry at his feet are a horse to his right and a bull or cow to his left and between them are three rings lying flat on the base. At the front of the base are seven stylized horses, identifying this as a combination figure: Vishnu and the sun god Surya, whose chariot is pulled by seven horses.
- Century
- 18th-19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 18th century - 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1977/2.49
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- relevance
- rank 8.27473
- Primary Keywords
- bull
- club (weapon)
- conch (shell)
- deity
- discus
- flames
- hinduism
- horse
- lotus
- vishnu
- Title
- Vishnu
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India, South India
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1981/2.61
- Medium and Support
- copper
- relevance
- rank 7.92985
- Primary Keywords
- deity
- figures
- hinduism
- historical figures
- maces
- standing
- vishnu
- Title
- Digambara Jain manuscript page: Jina and monk with Lakshmi-Narayana & Ardhanarishvara (fol. No. 42)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School
- Physical Description
- This work is painted in tones of red, green, dark blue, and orange/gold, against a light background. At the top is a sun with a many rays and a human face. Below this are two seated figures who are unclothed. They are seated on thrones decorated with colorful designs. One has reddish skin and is shown in profile, looking at the sun with hands raised. The other has orange skin and is seated in a lotus posiiton, facing front. Below them is a scene that shows two figures, a woman and a blue-skinned man, turned toward a half-man, half-woman figure who is seated on a tiger rug. These figures are dressed in colorful clothing and adorned with jewelry and hold various objects in their hands.
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1975/2.166
- Medium and Support
- ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.41779
- Primary Keywords
- deity
- figures
- figures (representations)
- flowers
- flowers (plants)
- nudes
- seated
- shiva
- sitting
- sivaism
- sun
- vishnu