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Gain access to this incredible resource through either a monthly or a yearly subscription and search the entire collection from your desktop, compare multiple images side by side and zoom into the minute details of the images. Visit www.davidrumsey.com/amica for more information on the collection, click on the link below the revolving thumbnail to the right, or email us at amica@luna-img.com . Creator Nationality: Asian; Indian Sub-Continent; Indian Creator Dates/Places: North or Eastern Indian Creator Active Place: North or Eastern Indian Creator Name-CRT: North or Eastern Indian Title: Vishnu View: Full View Creation Start Date: 675 Creation End Date: 700 Creation Date: c. 675-700 Creation Place: India, Bihar, Apsadh Object Type: Sculpture Materials and Techniques: Stone Dimensions: H. 35 1/2 in. (90 cm) AMICA Contributor: Asia Society Owner Location: New York, New York, USA ID Number: 1994.001 Credit Line: Asia Society: Gift from the Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller Fund Rights: http://www.asiasociety.org Context: A rare example of a 7th-century stone image of the Hindu god Vishnu from eastern India. Although this sculpture's hands, which would have held identifying attributes, are missing, the figure is identified as Vishnu by his crown and the treatment of his hair, which is neatly coiffed and distinguishes Vishnu from Shiva, whose hair is usually matted. Vishnu is the Great Preserver in the Hindu pantheon and is often portrayed in jewels and ornaments befitting a royal figure. This sculpture and other pieces in the same style are often associated with the rule of King Adityasena, a member of the Later Gupta dynasty that ruled parts of north and northeastern India in the third quarter of the 7th century. The association is based on the discovery of an inscriptionat Apsadh that gives a genealogy for Adityasena and his family and records the building of a temple dedicated to Vishnu. A large mound in the center of the city has been partially excavated and is believed to be Vishnu's temple, which apparently was decorated with numerous stucco sculptures that are thought to illustrate scenes from the Ramayana, the great Hindu epic poem. It is not certain that this particular image of Vishnu was originally housed in the temple; however, given the sculpture's quality, and Adityasena's interest in Vishnu, it seems likely that it was once prominently displayed in either this temple or somewhere else in the city. Related Document Description: Asher, Frederick M. The Art of Eastern India, 300-800. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1980, pp. 54, 88. Related Document Description: Huntington, Susan L. The Art of Ancient India: Buddhist, Hindu, Jain. New York and Tokyo: Weatherhill, 1985, p. 228. AMICA ID: ASIA.1994.001 AMICA Library Year: 1999 Media Metadata Rights: Copyright, Asia Society AMICA PUBLIC RIGHTS: a) Access to the materials is granted for personal and non-commercial use. b) A full educational license for non-commercial use is available from Cartography Associates at www.davidrumsey.com/amica/institution_subscribe.html c) Licensed users may continue their examination of additional materials provided by Cartography Associates, and d) commercial rights are available from the rights holder. Home
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