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Vishnu

late 6th–early 7th century
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.
In its polished surface and lightly incised facial features and costume details, this handsome icon resembles Vishnu images from the Khmer hinterland more closely than those from the Mekong Delta. Nonetheless, its essential delta character prevails, thanks to its iconographic configuration, with the conch shell held aloft, echoing southern Indian conventions—a standard formula for the late sixth and seventh centuries.

cat. no. 67

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Vishnu
  • Date: late 6th–early 7th century
  • Culture: Southern Vietnam
  • Medium: Sandstone
  • Dimensions: H. 22 1/16 in. (56 cm); W. 13 3/8 in. (34 cm); D. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm); Wt. 183 lb. (83 kg)
  • Classification: Sculpture
  • Credit Line: Lent by Fine Arts Museum, Ho Chi Minh City (BTMT 187)
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art