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Dark stone sculpture of a standing Hindu deity with a tall crown, side heads, and a large disc halo, with a small kneeling figure at its feet.

Vaikuntha Vishnu, dark stone standing sculpture

A dark stone sculpture of a standing deity wears a tall crown and has side heads flanking its face, with a large disc halo behind. A small kneeling attendant and a creature sit at the base beneath its feet.

Artist
Unknown
Date
last quarter of the 8th century
Medium
Stone
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
2978 × 3722 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 800).
Rights checked 2026-11-04 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Florence and Herbert Irving Gift, 1991

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