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Dark stone stele with arched top showing a standing four-armed deity with crown and halo, flanked by two female attendants and carved figures.

God Vishnu with Goddesses Lakshmi and Sarasvati

A dark stone stele with an arched top shows a standing four-armed male deity with a tall crown and halo, flanked by two smaller female attendants. Dense carved figures and scrolling reliefs fill the background, and lotus-like bases anchor the composition.

Artist
Unknown
Date
Pala period, 10th/12th century
Medium
Basalt
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2486 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1200).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Andrew Brown

Español: El dios Vishnu con las diosas Lakshmi y Sarasvati

Una estela de piedra oscura con remate arqueado muestra una deidad masculina de pie con cuatro brazos, corona alta y aureola, flanqueada por dos figuras femeninas más pequeñas. Densas figuras talladas y relieves ondulantes llenan el fondo, y bases con forma de loto sostienen la composición.

Português: O deus Vishnu com as deusas Lakshmi e Sarasvati

Uma estela de pedra escura, com topo arqueado, mostra uma divindade masculina em pé, de quatro braços, coroa alta e auréola, ladeada por duas figuras femininas menores. Figuras esculpidas densas e relevos sinuosos preenchem o fundo, e bases em forma de lótus sustentam a composição.

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