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Vishnu Resting on the Serpent Shesha (Vishnu Anantashayin)

ca. 921–45
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 249
This sculpture was probably a mold for the production of gold or silver plaques.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Vishnu Resting on the Serpent Shesha (Vishnu Anantashayin)
  • Period: Angkor period
  • Date: ca. 921–45
  • Culture: Cambodia
  • Medium: Stone
  • Dimensions: H. 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm); W. 8 9/16 in. (21.7 cm)
  • Classification: Sculpture
  • Credit Line: Samuel Eilenberg Collection, Gift of Samuel Eilenberg, 1996
  • Object Number: 1996.466
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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