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Vishnou trônant

second half of the 8th–early 9th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 239
Cette sculpture monumentale (la plus grande de la collection d’Asie du Sud du Musée) est un rare exemple de l’art sous la dynastie des Pandya qui, avec celle des Pallava, inaugura la première grande époque de construction de temples dans le sud du pays. Vishnou siège sur un trône aux attributs léonins, dans la pose du délassement royal appelée lalitasana. Pour les hindous, sa fonction est de rétablir l’ordre du monde et de combattre les démons qui menacent la stabilité universelle. Il y avait à l’origine une conque (pour appeler à la guerre) dans la main gauche supérieure et un disque de guerre dans la main droite supérieure, tandis que la main droite inférieure était levée, dans le geste protecteur et rassurant de l’abhaya-mudrā.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titre: Vishnou trônant
  • Période: Dynastie des Pandya
  • Date: Seconde moitié du VIIIe siècle–début du IXe siècle
  • Aire géographique: Inde, Tamil Nadu
  • Technique: Granit
  • Dimensions: H. 2,97 m
  • Crédits: Achat, don de The Charles Engelhard Foundation, à la mémoire de Charles Engelhard, 1984
  • Accession Number: 1984.296
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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