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12TH CENTURY
Details
a khmer, angkor vat style, bronze group of vishnu and garuda
12th century
The four-armed Vishnu stands on the shoulders and tail of the mythical bird Garuda, the first wearing sampot, bejewelled and his face with serene expression and Garuda with wings behind his raised arms, green patina
26.5 cm high, mounted
12th century
The four-armed Vishnu stands on the shoulders and tail of the mythical bird Garuda, the first wearing sampot, bejewelled and his face with serene expression and Garuda with wings behind his raised arms, green patina
26.5 cm high, mounted
Provenance
Pan-Asian Collection
Sotheby's, Indian and Southeast Asian Art, New York, March 27, 1991, Lot 163
Sotheby's, Indian and Southeast Asian Art, New York, March 27, 1991, Lot 163
Literature
P. Pal, The Sensuous Immortals; A Selection of Sculptures from the Pan-Asian Collection, Los Angeles 1978, no. 152
Exhibited
Formerly on loan to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
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