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Fragmentary standing figure of Vishnu
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Description
In this early Gupta style image, Vishnu is represented as a four-armed, princely figure wearing a crown, garland and jewellery.
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Details
- Associated place
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Asia › India › north India › Uttar Pradesh › Mathura district › Mathura (place of creation)
- Date
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4th century AD (AD 301 - 400)
Gupta Period (AD 320 - 600)
- Material and technique
- pink sandstone
- Dimensions
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with pole 62 x 35 x 19 cm max. (height x width x depth)
without pole 52 x 35 x 19 cm max. (height x width x depth)
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- No. of items
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- Credit line
- Purchased with the assistance of the the Art Fund, the Friends of the Ashmolean Museum, and the MLA/V&A Purchase Grant Fund, 1996.
- Accession no.
- EA1996.77
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Further reading
Topsfield, Andrew, ‘Indian Art at the Ashmolean Museum’, Oriental Art, 43/4, (Winter 1997-1998), p. 28, illus. p. 25 fig. 7
Ahuja, Naman, ‘Early Indian Art at the Ashmolean Museum - Catalogue in progress’, 2016, no. 117
Glossary
Vishnu
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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
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Ground floor | Room 12 | India to 600
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Ground floor | Room 12 | India to 600
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