Minneapolis Institute of Art
Vishnu on Garuda
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- Date
- 12th-13th century
- Medium
- Bronze
- Department
- Asian Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Object ID
- 8321
From the Minneapolis Institute of Art record
In Hinduism, Vishnu is the preserver and maintainer of the established order. Whereas Shiva is Lord of the Beginning and of the End, Vishnu is the deity who oversees the middle ground, avoids extremes, and maintains orthodoxy. The standard depiction of Vishnu is four-armed standing upright wearing a crown. He carries a conch shell, lotus, a club, and a discus. His vehicle is the bird Garuda depicted here in the usual form as part human, part bird. Cambodia, Asia
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- Credit line
- Gift of Michele and David Dewey
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