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Visnú entronizado

second half of the 8th–early 9th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 239
Esta monumental estatua—la más grande en la colección surasiática del Museo—es una rara muestra del arte de la dinastía Pandya, que inició la primera gran fase de construcción de templos en la India meridional junto con la dinastía Pallava. Visnú está sentado en el trono del león, en la postura regia de relajación denominada lalitasana. Su función en el hinduismo es restablecer el orden en el mundo humano y combatir los males que amenazan la estabilidad del universo. Originalmente sostenía una caracola marina (utilizada como trompeta guerrera) en la mano superior izquierda y un disco bélico en la mano superior derecha. La mano inferior derecha se alzaba en el gesto de abhaya-mudra.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Visnú entronizado
  • Periodo: Dinastía Pandya
  • Fecha: Segunda mitad del siglo VIII–principios del siglo IX
  • Geografía: India, Tamil Nadu
  • Material: Granito
  • Dimensiones: a. 2,97 m
  • Crédito: Compra, donación de la Fundación Charles Engelhard en memoria de Charles Engelhard, 1984
  • Número de inventario: 1984.296
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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