GANDHARA, CIRCA 3RD CENTURY

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A very rare gray schist figure of Vishnu
Gandhara, circa 3rd century
The deity wearing a long flowing dhoti and garland extending down to the knees, bearing a crown and lion-head emerging from the side, his face with a benign expression
13 in. (33 cm.) high

来源

Private collection, London, 1970s

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Vishnu is clearly identifiable by the lion head of his Narasimha avatar, while on his left there would have been the boar's head for Varaha. Further distinctive attributes are the garland and the crown on his head. No other image of Vishnu in the Gandharan context appears to be known. It is possibly the earliest representation of this incarnation type (private correspondence Prof. H. Härtel and J. Sherrier, 1989).