id:			138692
accession number:	1963.104.2
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1963.104.2
updated:		2023-03-16 15:13:55.949000

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
title in original language:	
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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
copyright:			

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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
	<i>Year in Review (1963)</i>. 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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wall description:
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. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. 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. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. 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. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. 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. <em>Masterworks of Asian Art</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1998.
	page number: 	Reproduced: pp. 144-145
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