A Buff and Red Sandstone Head of Vishnu Vaikuntha
印度中部   約十一世紀   淺黃及紅砂岩毘濕奴外琨塔像

Central India, circa 11th century

細節
印度中部   約十一世紀   淺黃及紅砂岩毘濕奴外琨塔像
12 ½ in. (31.5 cm) high
來源
Acquired by the current owner from Sotheby’s New York, 30 November 1982, lot 266.

拍品專文

This rare representation of Vishnu gives form to the deity’s supreme manifestation, Para-Vasudeva or Vaikuntha, in which his two avatars, Varaha the boar and Narasimha the lion, are depicted on either side of his central human face. This form of Vishnu is mentioned in the Vishnudharmottara Purana, an encyclopedic text for Vaishanavas. Carved out of a single piece of stone, the artist masterfully used the two-toned stone to distinguish the faces from the lotus backing, creating exceptional dimensionality.

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