Gilded bronze standing figure of Vishnu with four arms, holding a disc and club, on a relief pedestal against a dark background.

Vishnu, Gilt Copper Alloy Standing Figure

A gilded copper-alloy standing figure with four arms, wearing a tall crown, jewelry and a draped lower garment. He holds a disc and a club in upper hands, rests lower hands near his body, and stands on a pedestal with small relief figures. Dark background.

Artist: Unknown
Date: dated August 12, 1105
Medium: Copper alloy with gilding
Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size: 2315 × 4000 px

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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1105).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Louis V. Bell, Harris Brisbane Dick, Fletcher, and Rogers Funds and Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, Brooke Russell Astor Bequest, The Vincent Astor Foundation and Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Chilton Jr. Gifts, and The Fred Eychaner Charitable Fund Gift, in honor of John Guy, 2015

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Vishnu, Gilt Copper Alloy Standing Figure

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