id: 138692
accession number: 1963.104.2
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Vishnu, 900–950. South India, Tamil Nadu, probably Pudokkatai, early Chola Dynasty, 10th Century. Granite; overall: 129.5 x 38.1 cm (51 x 15 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1963.104.2
title: Vishnu
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creation date: 900–950
creation date earliest: 900
creation date latest: 950
current location: 243 Indian and Southeast Asian
creditline: John L. Severance Fund
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culture: South India, Tamil Nadu, probably Pudokkatai, early Chola Dynasty, 10th Century
technique: granite
department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection: Indian Art
type: Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 129.5 x 38.1 cm (51 x 15 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Year in Review (1963)
opening date: 1963-11-27T05:00:00
Year in Review (1963). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 27, 1963-January 5, 1964).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
(William H. Wolff [1906-1991], New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
date: ?-1963
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 1963-
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Vishnu is shown here in his form as supreme lord, his high crown indicative of his royal aspect; his four arms reveal his superhuman nature. His upper right hand holds a discus, seen from the side. In his upper left hand he holds the conch shell.
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
page number: Reproduced: p. 235
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n259
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
page number: Reproduced: p. 235
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n259
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
page number: Reproduced: p. 298
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n318
Cunningham, Michael R., Stanislaw J. Czuma, Anne E. Wardwell, and J. Keith Wilson. Masterworks of Asian Art. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1998.
page number: Reproduced: pp. 144-145
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