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Standing Four-Armed Vishnu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The statue depicts Standing Four-Armed Vishnu. The figure has four arms and is shirtless, wearing a long cloth wrapped around the waist. The figure has a cylindrical crown on the head and earrings. Two arms are raised, and two are lowered. The raised right arm holds a diskus, and the raised left arm holds a small object to the face. The lowered right hand is closed into a fist and holds an object, and the lowered left hand holds a small object. The figure stands on a black stand with a metal pole. The background is gray.

Artwork details

Date:
second half of the 7th century
Medium:
Stone
Culture:
Vietnam (Mekong Delta area)
Dimensions:
500 × 625 px
Museum record:
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