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Carved sandstone relief of a multi-armed standing deity with a halo, attendants on both sides, and small figures in niches above.

Vishnu

A carved sandstone stele shows a standing multi-armed deity at center, crowned and haloed by a circular mandorla, flanked by attendant figures and small seated deities in the upper niches. Two small elephants appear at the base, and the stone is worn at the edges.

Artist
Unknown
Date
10th–11th century
Medium
Sandstone
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
2947 × 3722 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1100).
Rights checked 2026-11-04 · 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, Rogers Fund, 1968

Español: Vishnú, deidad de pie con múltiples brazos en estela de arenisca

Una estela tallada en arenisca muestra en el centro una deidad de pie con varios brazos, coronada y rodeada por un halo circular, flanqueada por figuras asistentes y pequeñas deidades sentadas en los nichos superiores. En la base aparecen dos pequeños elefantes y la piedra está desgastada en los bordes.

Português: Vishnu, divindade de pé com múltiplos braços em estela de arenito

Uma estela esculpida em arenito mostra, ao centro, uma divindade de pé com vários braços, coroada e cercada por um halo circular, ladeada por figuras auxiliares e pequenas divindades sentadas nos nichos superiores. Na base aparecem dois pequenos elefantes, e a pedra está desgastada nas bordas.

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