Vishnu on Adisesha

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a dark-colored statue of Vishnu on Adisesha. The statue depicts a man sitting on a snake. The man has four arms. The left arm nearest the viewer is bent at the elbow with the hand on his knee. The left arm farthest from the viewer is raised with the palm facing outward. The right arm farthest from the viewer holds a diskus. The right arm nearest to the viewer is raised with the palm facing upward. The man has a tall crown on his head. The snake has its head on the left and its tail on the right. The snake has one visible eye on its head. The snake's body coils around under the man. The background is light-colored with shadows cast by the statue.