United States, Georgia, DeKalb County, 33.77153, -84.22641United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.387981708/2022This 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.image/jpeghttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/michael-c-carlos-museum-artForms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/michael-c-carlos-museum-artForms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaVishnu (Hindu deity)SandstoneStone carvingSculptureMichael C. Carlos MuseumArtGods, HinduSculpture, IndicCosmic Form of Eighteen-Armed VishnuStillImage