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

Vishnu

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).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · 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, 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

Español: Vishnu, figura de pie en aleación de cobre dorado

Figura de pie dorada en aleación de cobre, con cuatro brazos, corona alta, joyas y una prenda inferior drapeada. Sostiene un disco y una maza con las manos superiores, mientras las inferiores descansan junto al cuerpo. Está sobre un pedestal con pequeñas figuras en relieve.

Português: Vishnu, figura em pé de liga de cobre dourado

Figura em pé dourada, em liga de cobre, com quatro braços, coroa alta, joias e uma veste inferior drapeada. Segura um disco e uma clava com as mãos superiores, enquanto as inferiores repousam junto ao corpo. Ergue-se sobre um pedestal com pequenas figuras em relevo.

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