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accession number:	1980.194
share license status:	CC0
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Vishnu, 800s. Nepal. Schist; overall: 43.8 cm (17 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 1980.194

title:				Vishnu
title in original language:	
series:				
series in original language:	
creation date:			800s
creation date earliest:		800
creation date latest:		899
current location:		237 Himalayan
creditline:			The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
copyright:			

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culture:	Nepal
technique:	schist
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Nepalese Art
type:		Sculpture
find spot:	
catalogue raisonne: 

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CREATORS

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measurements: Overall: 43.8 cm (17 1/4 in.)
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support materials:


inscriptions:

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1980
	opening date:   1981-06-24T04:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1980</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (June 24-July 19, 1981).

	title:		Himalayan Gallery 237 Rotation
	opening date:   2023-03-10T05:00:00
	<i>Himalayan Gallery 237 Rotation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 9-September 17, 2023).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Spink & Son, Ltd., London, England, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?–1980
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	citations: 	


	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1980–
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fun fact:
The dark stone was highly polished and once gleamed like bronze.

digital description:
The axial stance and somber expression visually amplify the powerful nature of this four-armed Hindu god. The crown and fine textiles communicate his regal qualities. In his upper left hand, a conch shell signals the start of battle or the sound of <em>OM </em>at the opening of a mantra recited to quell inner demons. Vishnu’s followers glorify his ability to destroy demonic forces that bring imbalance and disorder, both throughout the world and within oneself.

wall description:
The axial stance, straight and symmetrical, and somber expression visually amplify the powerful nature of this four-armed Hindu god. The crown and fine textiles communicate his regal qualities. In his upper left hand, a conch shell signals the start of battle or the sound of <em>OM</em> at the opening of a mantra recited to quell psychological impediments to equanimity. Vishnu’s followers glorify his ability to destroy demonic forces that bring imbalance and disorder, both throughout the world and within oneself. In Nepal, Hinduism and Buddhism, introduced from India, have co-existed for more than 15 centuries.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Lee, Sherman E. “The Year in Review for 1980.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 68, no. 6 (1981): 163–219.
	page number: 	Mentioned: no. 303, p. 219; Reproduced: no. 303, p. 201
	url:		https://www.jstor.org/stable/25159730

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IMAGES

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