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Compare a similar example in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, in P. Pal, Indian Sculpture, 1988, vol. 2, cat. no. 36.
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A Sandstone Figure of Vishnu Asleep on the Serpent Ananta
INDIA, UTTAR PRADESH, 11TH CENTURY
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A Sandstone Figure of Vishnu Asleep on the Serpent Ananta
India, Uttar Pradesh, 11th Century
The four-armed Vishnu holds a chakra and conch shell while reclining on the curled serpent body terminating in a hood of multiple cobra heads, with his consort Lakshmi resting at his feet, at the center an image of Brahma issuing from his navel on a lotus base to create a new world
19½ in. (49.5 cm.) high
India, Uttar Pradesh, 11th Century
The four-armed Vishnu holds a chakra and conch shell while reclining on the curled serpent body terminating in a hood of multiple cobra heads, with his consort Lakshmi resting at his feet, at the center an image of Brahma issuing from his navel on a lotus base to create a new world
19½ in. (49.5 cm.) high