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KASHMIR, 11TH-12TH CENTURY 7 ? in. (19.8 cm) high
Collection of the late Mr. Julian Elias, London, 1960s, by repute; thence by descent.
Compare the current work to an earlier ninth-century bronze group depicting Vishnu Vaikuntha in the National Museum, New Delhi (acc. no. 80.1210). In both groups, Vishnu stands at center holding two of his primary attributes, the lotus and the conch. The two attendant figures below are personifications of his other two attributes, Chakrapurusha (the chakra or wheel), and Gada Devi (the gada or mace).
Vishnu and attendants stand upon rectangular plinths with side aperture for ablutions materials.
The application of cold gold to the face on the current work suggests that this bronze may have entered Tibet at some point in its history, a testament to the longevity and appeal of portable bronze figures such as this, as well as the transmission of philosophical and art-historical traditions throughout the pan-Himalayan region.
Himalayan Art Resources, item no. 13467.