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Gilded copper relief of a multi-armed deity standing on a winged garuda before a scalloped halo, on a clear stand.

Vishnu Riding on Garuda

Gilt copper repoussé plaque showing a multi-armed Vishnu standing atop Garuda, whose outspread wings frame the figure against a scalloped halo of rays. The deity wears a tall crown and a flame-edged nimbus, and the plaque rests on a clear base with a small inscription band.

Artist
Unknown
Date
dated 1004
Medium
Gilt copper repoussé
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
2747 × 3879 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1004).
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, Zimmerman Family Collection, Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace, Jeffrey B. Soref and Natalie Soref Gifts, 2012

Español: Vishnu montado en Garuda, placa de cobre dorado

Placa de cobre dorado en repujado que muestra a un Vishnu de varios brazos de pie sobre Garuda, cuyas alas extendidas enmarcan la figura contra un halo de rayos en forma de festones. La deidad lleva una corona alta y un nimbo con borde de llama, y la placa descansa sobre una base transparente con una franja de inscripción.

Português: Vishnu montado em Garuda, placa de cobre dourado

Placa de cobre dourado em repoussé que mostra um Vishnu de vários braços em pé sobre Garuda, cujas asas abertas emolduram a figura contra um halo de raios em forma de festões. A divindade usa uma coroa alta e um nimbo com borda de chama, e a placa repousa sobre uma base transparente com uma faixa de inscrição.

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