A large bronze figure of Vishnu
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A large bronze figure of Vishnu

SOUTH INDIA, VIJAYANAGAR PERIOD, 15TH/16TH CENTURY

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A large bronze figure of Vishnu
South India, Vijayanagar period, 15th/16th century
The four-armed deity standing on a round lotus base over a waisted square plinth, holding the conch and chakra in his upper hands with his raised right hand in abhaya mudra, wearing a striped dhoti tied with elaborate sashes, armlets and bracelets, his face surmounted by a cylindrical headdress
31 in. (78.7 cm.) high
Provenance
Sotheby's New York, 1 April 2005, lot 23.

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