LaurieAnnie's photos with the keyword: Vishnu

Title/Object Name: Vishnu Resting on the Serpent Shesha (Vishnu Anantashayin) Culture: Cambodia Period: Angkor period Date: ca. 921–45 Medium: Stone Dimensions: H. 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm); W. 8 9/16 in. (21.7 cm) Classification: Sculpture Credit Line: Samuel Eilenberg Collection, Gift of Samuel Eilenberg, 1996 Accession Number: 1996.466 Text from: www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/collection_database/asian_...

Title/Object Name: Vishnu on Garuda Culture: Nepal (Kathmandu Valley) Date: 15th century Medium: Ivory Dimensions: H. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm) Classification: Sculpture Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Polsky, 1991 Accession Number: 1991.437 Gallery Label This plaque shows Vishnu carried by Garuda, whose talons clasp nagas (snakes) in a deadly grip. Vishnu's two consorts, Saraswati and Lakshmi, accompany him, effortlessly supported by Garuda's mighty outspread wings. The framing backplate is populated by ascetics and other devotees, who gesture reverently. www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/collection_database/asian_...

Vishnu Flanked by Lakshmi and Garuda Period: Karnata-Malla period Date: 11th century Culture: Nepal (Kathmandu Valley) Medium: Stone Dimensions: H. 19 14 in. (48.9 cm); W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm); D. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm) Classification: Sculpture Credit Line: Gift of The Kronos Collections, 1995 Accession Number: 1995.570.9 Description: This stela shows a four-armed Vishnu holding his weapons—a conch and a club—in his upper hands. He is flanked on his right by his consort Lakshmi, and on his left by his vehicle, the solar bird Garuda, represented here in anthropomorphic form. Vishnu stands on a raised platform decorated with a stylized lotus plant and flower, while the goddess is on a lotus pedestal and Garuda is on tiered rocks, representative of his mountain abode. Each deity is surrounded by a pearl-and-flame aureole, as is the ensemble as a whole. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/6000...

Standing Four-Armed Vishnu Period: Gupta period Date: 5th century Culture: India (Uttar Pradesh) Medium: Terracotta Dimensions: H. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm); W. 4 in. (10.2 cm); D. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm) Classification: Sculpture Credit Line: Samuel Eilenberg Collection, Gift of Samuel Eilenberg, 1987 Accession Number: 1987.142.293 Text from: www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/6000...

Title/Object Name: Vishnu Rescuing Gajendra, the Lord of the Elephants Culture: India (Jammu & Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir) Date: 8th–9th century Medium: Stone Dimensions: H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); W. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); D. 1/2 in. (1.3 cm) Classification: Sculpture Credit Line: Purchase, Anonymous Gift, 1986 Accession Number: 1986.306 Text from: www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/collection_database/asian_...

Title/Object Name: Vishnu Rescuing Gajendra, the Lord of the Elephants Culture: India (Jammu & Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir) Date: 8th–9th century Medium: Stone Dimensions: H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); W. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); D. 1/2 in. (1.3 cm) Classification: Sculpture Credit Line: Purchase, Anonymous Gift, 1986 Accession Number: 1986.306 Text from: www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/collection_database/asian_...

Title/Object Name: Bust of Vishnu Culture: India (Bengal) or Bangladesh Period: Gupta period Date: 5th–6th century Medium: Terracotta Dimensions: H. 11 in. (29.2 cm); W. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm) Classification: Sculpture Credit Line: Purchase, The Randall & Kathryn Smith Foundation Gift and Rogers Fund, 2000 Accession Number: 2000.82 Text from: www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/collection_database/asian_...

Mask of Vishnu as Para Vasudeva Date: 5th century Culture: India (Jammu and Kashmir) Medium: Bronze Dimensions: H. 13 1/4 in. (33.7 cm); W. 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm); D. 5 in. (12.7 cm) Classification: Sculpture Credit Line: Gift of Donald and Polly Bruckmann, 2004 Accession Number: 2004.177 Description: The Pancharatra sect of Vaishnavism believes in one supreme, transcendental being named Narayana whose greatest manifestation is called Para Vasudeva. The lateral animal heads—a boar and a lion (here missing)—refer to cosmic emanations (vyuhas) from Para Vasudeva. Such masks may have adorned wooden images that were elaborately clothed and could be paraded during festivals. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/6002...