拍品 26
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A Sandstone Stele of Vishnu Varaha
Tax exempt. PROPERTY OF A UNIVERSITY MUSEUM*
A Sandstone Stele of Vishnu Varaha

CENTRAL INDIA, 10TH/11TH CENTURY

細節
A Sandstone Stele of Vishnu Varaha
Central India, 10th/11th Century
Vishnu as the cosmic boar Varaha prevents the earth from flooding, shown as a goddess in diminutive form at his left elbow, by rescuing her from the sea serpents upon whom he is trampling, their bodies intertwined, while he holds on to his attributes, with rounded mandorla flanked by two apsaras above
19 in. (99 cm.) high
來源
Acquired in 1972.
注意事項
Tax exempt.

拍品專文

Vishnu as the cosmic boar (Varaha) rescues the earth goddess, shown in diminutive form at his left elbow, from the sea serpents upon whom he is trampling, their bodies intertwined, while he holds on to his attributes