Sculpture / figure / Vishnu

Description

Four-armed figure of Vishnu carved in dark grey stone with an attendant female figure at each side: Asia, South Asia, Northeast India, Pala period, 11th to 12th century

Museum reference

A.1955.70

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Sculpture / figure / Vishnu

Production information

Northeast India, South Asia

Date

11th - 12th century

Style / Culture

Pala

Materials

Stone

Physical description

Stone, dark grey, background carved in relief

Associations

Depicted: Vishnu
Depicted: Lakhshmi
Depicted: Saraswati
Previous owner: French, Joseph Charles, 1883 - 1954

References

French, J. C. 'The Art of the Pal Empire in Bengal' in Journal of the Royal Society of Arts, Vol. 72, No. 3744 (AUGUST 22, 1924), pp. 697-706

Three notebooks of Joseph Charles French (1883 - 1954), Indian Civil Service Bengal, Mss Eur C205, British Library