- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Cosmic Form of Eighteen-Armed Vishnu
- Date of Original:
- 1708/2022
- Subject:
- Vishnu (Hindu deity)
Sandstone
Stone carving
Sculpture
Michael C. Carlos Museum
Art
Gods, Hindu
Sculpture, Indic - Location:
- United States, Georgia, DeKalb County, 33.77153, -84.22641
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798 - Medium:
- carvings (visual works)
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- This eleventh-century sandstone sculpture from India depicts the Hindu god Vishnu in his cosmic form. Vishnu's eighteen arms hold a variety of weapons, including those of the two other gods in the Hindu trinity, Shiva and Brahma. The sculpture is part of the Ester R. Portnow Collection of Asian Art at the Michael C. Carlos Museum in Atlanta.
Image of an eleventh-century sandstone sculpture from India depicts the Hindu god Vishnu in his cosmic form. Vishnu's eighteen arms hold a variety of weapons, including those of the two other gods in the Hindu trinity, Shiva and Brahma.
The sculpture is part of the Ester R. Portnow Collection of Asian Art at the Michael C. Carlos Museum in Atlanta, Georgia. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/michael-c-carlos-museum-of-art/m-8034/
- Rights Holder:
- Gift of Nathan Rubin-Ida Ladd Family Foundation. Courtesy of Michael C. Carlos Foundation
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/michael-c-carlos-museum-art
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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