A brass altar of Vishnu
India, Himachal Pradesh, circa 12th century
Vishnu standing on a lotus base over a plinth, holding a lotus, mace, chakra and conch in his four hands, dressed in a short dhoti and adorned with various necklaces and garlands, the face with elongated eyes flanked by foliate earrings and surmounted by a cylindrical headdress with flared ties, flanked by attendants holding fly whisks and backed by a throneback with lotiform nimbus
8 7/8 in. (22.6 cm.) high
A brass altar of Vishnu
India, Himachal Pradesh, circa 12th century
Vishnu standing on a lotus base over a plinth, holding a lotus, mace, chakra and conch in his four hands, dressed in a short dhoti and adorned with various necklaces and garlands, the face with elongated eyes flanked by foliate earrings and surmounted by a cylindrical headdress with flared ties, flanked by attendants holding fly whisks and backed by a throneback with lotiform nimbus
8 7/8 in. (22.6 cm.) high
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