Statue of the couple Vishnu and Shri

Statue of the couple Vishnu and Shri

Image of the couple Vishnu and Shri. Surrounded by a halo, the two deities stand on a lotus base. Vishnu has four arms, in its right hands a disc and a conch shell and in its left a club and a lotus. The goddess has two arms; she makes the gesture of giving with the right hand and teaching with the left.

Details

  • Title : Statue of the couple Vishnu and Shri
  • Year : 1600 - 1699
  • Classification : Sculpture
  • Medium : Hammering / Gilding
  • Dimension : h 28 cm × w 18.8 cm × d 4.5 cm
  • Accession No : Item number: AK-MAK-1508
  • Country/ Geo-location : NEPAL
  • Collection : Rijksmuseum
  • Credit Line : On loan from the Association of Friends of Asian Art (bequest Maartje Draak, 1996)
  • Acquisition Method : 1996 loan
  • Origin : Bequeathed by Prof. Dr Amalia Maartje Elisabeth Draak (1907-1995), Amsterdam, to the Association of Friends of Asian Art, 1995; {Note RMA.} From whom on loan to the museum, 1996