Vishnu
Vishnu
Vishnu
Vishnu
Vishnu
Vishnu

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South Asian Art

Vishnu,

second half of the 14th century

Javanese (Indonesia)
Late East Javanese
y1949-141
Beginning in the second century CE, maritime trade networks brought Hinduism and Buddhism from India and other parts of Southeast Asia to Java, one of the main islands of the Indonesian archipelago. This statue, depicting the god Vishnu, is carved from a stone block in high relief. The figure is dressed in the princely robes typical for depictions of deities in Java. Vishnu’s right hand rests on a mace, a gesture that represents his all-encompassing power as one of the principal gods of Hinduism.

Information

Title
Vishnu
Dates

second half of the 14th century

Medium
Stone
Dimensions
h. 60 × w. 26 × d. 25 cm (23 5/8 × 10 1/4 × 9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of J. Lionberger Davis, Class of 1900
Object Number
y1949-141
Culture
Indonesian, Javanese
Period
East Javanese
Type
sculpture
Subject
statues

J. Lionberger Davis, Class of 1900 (1895–1968); given to the Princeton University Art Museum, 1949.

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