A granite figure of Vishnu
SOUTH INDIA, TAMIL NADU, PALLAVA PERIOD, 9TH/10TH CENTURY
A granite figure of Vishnu South India, Tamil Nadu, Pallava period, 9th/10th century Well-carved with the four-armed deity seated in dhyanasana atop a shaped plinth, his principle right hand raised in abhayamudra and his left hand on his hip, his secondary hands raised holding a staff and a conch, clad in a short dhoti secured with an incised belt and further adorned with a broad band of necklaces with beaded festoons down the center of his torso, his face in a benign expression with almond-shaped eye and surmounted by a high headdress 35 in. (88.8 cm.) high
A granite figure of Vishnu
SOUTH INDIA, TAMIL NADU, PALLAVA PERIOD, 9TH/10TH CENTURY
A granite figure of Vishnu South India, Tamil Nadu, Pallava period, 9th/10th century Well-carved with the four-armed deity seated in dhyanasana atop a shaped plinth, his principle right hand raised in abhayamudra and his left hand on his hip, his secondary hands raised holding a staff and a conch, clad in a short dhoti secured with an incised belt and further adorned with a broad band of necklaces with beaded festoons down the center of his torso, his face in a benign expression with almond-shaped eye and surmounted by a high headdress 35 in. (88.8 cm.) high
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