PRESENTING A Amazing 11C Purple Sandstone Pot Bellied Vishnu Carving.
From Central India.
This piece has impeccable Provenance !
It was acquired by a Private Dallas Collector at Sotheby’s New York Auction some time in between 2000 and 2008.
You can see from the images exactly where the Sotheby’s circular label would once have been on the entrance of the plinth. It also has a label on the again but the producing has disappeared as a result of purely natural fading.
Sotheby’s operate a two times yearly auction of Southeast Asian Artwork & Antiquities in New York in the months of March and September.
The sculpture is: “Carved in aid with Vishnu in his pot bellied incarnation in seated pose with still left leg crossed. Intensely bejewelled headdress and necklace, his left hand have his characteristics of mace, conch and discus. “
Height 27 in. (68.6 cm.)
Circa 11th Century.
Provenance: Sotheby’s New York.
This illustration of Vishnu acquired well-known forex in the course of the medieval period of time and was greatly depicted in Central Indian Temple sculpture.
It has significantly amplified in value around the years as a Rare piece from a prestigious Selection and a Scarce piece of Asian antiquity.
Vishnu (/ˈvɪʃnuː/ Sanskrit pronunciation: [ʋɪʂɳʊ] Sanskrit: विष्णु, IAST: Viṣṇu) is 1 of the principal deities of Hinduism, and the Supreme Being or complete fact in its Vaishnavismtradition. Vishnu is the “preserver” in the Hindu triad (Trimurti) that includes Brahma and Shiva.
In Vaishnavism, Vishnu is equivalent to the formless metaphysical strategy called Brahman, the supreme, the Svayam Bhagavan, who takes various avatars as “the preserver, protector” anytime the entire world is threatened with evil, chaos, and damaging forces. His avatars most notably include Rama in the Ramayana and Krishna in the Mahabharata. He is also recognized as Narayana, Trilokinath, Ishtadeva, Jagannath, Vasudeva, Vithoba, and Hari. He is one of the 5 equivalent deities worshipped in Panchayatana puja of the Smarta Tradition of Hinduism.
In Hindu iconography, Vishnu is ordinarily depicted as acquiring a pale or dark blue complexion and having 4 arms. He holds a padma (lotus flower) in his lessen still left hand, Kaumodaki gada(mace) in his reduce right hand, Panchajanya shankha (conch) in his upper left hand and the Sudarshana Chakra (discus) in his higher ideal hand. A regular depiction is Vishnu reclining on the coils of the serpent Shesha, accompanied by his consort Lakshmi, as he “dreams the universe into truth.
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11C Crimson Sandstone Pot Bellied Vishnu Carving.
Provenance: See above. From a Dallas Personal Collection.
Ailment: Really excellent authentic condition.
Dimensions: 19.25 inches Tall, 9.2 inches huge and 6.25 inches Deep (On Plinth)