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Vishnu auf Thron

second half of the 8th–early 9th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 239
Diese monumentale Skulptur – die größte in der südasiatischen Sammlung des Museums – ist ein seltenes Exemplar aus der Pandya-Dynastie, die zusammen mit der Pallava-Dynastie die erste große Phase des Tempelbaus in Südindien einläutete. Vishnu sitzt, in der entspannten königlichen Haltung des Lalitasana auf einem Löwenthron. Seine Rolle im Hinduismus bestand darin, in der Welt der Menschen die Ordnung wiederherzustellen und das Böse zu bekämpfen, das die Stabilität des Universums bedrohte. Ursprünglich hielt er eine als Kriegshorn verwendete Muschel in der oberen rechten Hand und seine untere Linke war im Abhaya-Mudra erhoben.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titel: Vishnu auf Thron
  • Zeitraum: Pandya-Dynastie
  • Datum: Zweite Hälfte d. 8. Jhds.–frühes 9. Jhd.
  • Geografie: Indien, Tamil Nadu
  • Medium: Granit
  • Dimensionen: H: 2,97 m
  • Anerkennung: Neuerwerb, Schenkung der Charles Engelhard Foundation in Gedenken an Charles Engelhard, 1984
  • Akzession Nr.: 1984.296
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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