Title: Vishnu
Object type: Figure
Date: first half of the 9th century
Culture: South India (Tamil Nadu)
Period: Pallava period
Medium: Copper alloy
Dimensions: H. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm); W. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); D. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit line: Purchase, The Vincent Astor Foundation, Cynthia Hazen Polsky, Jeff Soref, Vijay K. Anand, M.D., Nanda Anand, Maya Anand, and Rohit Anand, and Edward and Catharine LaPuma Gifts, Director's Fund, and Tommy Yang Guo Gift, in honor of John Guy, 2015
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Vishnu, term: Hinduism