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SOUTH INDIA, CHOLA PERIOD, 11TH/12TH CENTURY
Details
A bronze figure of Vishnu
South India, Chola period, 11th/12th century
Standing on a lotus base over a waisted plinth, his hands holding the chakra and conch with the Shrivatsa at the right side of his chest, dressed in a dhoti secured with an elaborate belt and adorned with various jewelry, the face with steady gaze flanked by pendant earrings, the hair in a tall chignon and backed by a Shirashchakra
17¼ in. (43.7 cm.) high
South India, Chola period, 11th/12th century
Standing on a lotus base over a waisted plinth, his hands holding the chakra and conch with the Shrivatsa at the right side of his chest, dressed in a dhoti secured with an elaborate belt and adorned with various jewelry, the face with steady gaze flanked by pendant earrings, the hair in a tall chignon and backed by a Shirashchakra
17¼ in. (43.7 cm.) high
Provenance
Collection of Mrs. Sutherland Orr (1856-1948), acquired in Madras, India by advice or gift of Dr. Thurston, Curator of the Madras Museum
Springfield Museum, MA, long-term loan since 1935, gifted thereafter
Springfield Museum, MA, long-term loan since 1935, gifted thereafter
Exhibited
On loan to the Springfield Museum of Art since 1935 (acc. No. 02.35)
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