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Room 32 | India 600-1900 gallery

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  • Details

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    Associated place
    Asia › South-east Asia › Cambodia (place of creation)
    Date
    6th - 7th century AD (AD 501 - 700)
    Material and technique
    sandstone
    Dimensions
    with mount 44 x 17 x 9 cm max. (height x width x depth)
    35 x 17 x 9 cm max. (height x width x depth)
    Material index
    inorganic › stone › sandstone
    Technique index
    carved,
    formed › carved
    Object type index
    religious/ritual equipment,
    sculpture › figure › figurine
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Purchased with the assistance of the Art Fund, 2000.
    Accession no.
    EA2001.15

  • Further reading

    London: Asia House Gallery, Autumn 1978, The Ideal Image: The Gupta Sculptural Tradition and its Influence, Pratapaditya Pal, ed. (New York: Asia Society in association with J. Weatherhill, 1978), no. 88 on p. 132

    New York: Asia House Gallery, 1969, Ancient Cambodian Sculpture, Sherman E. Lee, ed. (New York: Asia Society, distributed by New York Graphic Society, 1969), no. 4

    London: Hayward Gallery, October 2003-January 2004, Saved!: 100 years of the National Art Collections Fund, Richard Verdi and others, eds (London: Hayward Gallery and the National Art Collections Fund in association with Scala, 2003), no. 215 on p. 270

Glossary

Vishnu

  • Vishnu

    Vishnu is, with Shiva, one of the two most important gods in later Hinduism. He is regarded as sustainer of the universe and maintainer of order. Assuming various forms (avatars), he restores the balance of good and evil in the world.

Location

    • First floor | Room 32 | India from 600

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