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Standing Four-Armed Vishnu with His Purushas (Personifications of his Weapons)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a sculpture of a four-armed figure with two smaller figures on either side. The central figure stands on a rectangular base with a decorative oval-shaped element at the front. The figure has a crown-like object on its head and a large fan-shaped object behind it. The figure wears a necklace and a short cloth wrapped around its waist. Two smaller figures stand on either side of the central figure, each holding an object. The smaller figure on the left holds a staff-like object and has a curved object over its shoulder. The smaller figure on the right holds a circular object. The background of the image is black.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 9th century
Medium:
Bronze
Culture:
Bangladesh (Chittagong)
Dimensions:
407 × 624 px
Museum record:
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