| Identification | |
| Name of the Museum /Institution
संग्रहालय/संस्था का नाम |
Government Museum & Art Gallery Chandigarh |
| Reference Number / संदर्भ संख्या | GM-chd-CH-183867 |
| Title/ Name of Object वस्तु का शीर्षक/नाम |
Vayu |
| Type of Object / वस्तु की किस्म | Sculpture - प्रतिमा |
| Dynasty /वंश | |
| Period / तारीख/युग | C. 10th - 11th Cent. BCE |
| Style / शैली | |
| Provenance / उद्गम/क्षेत्र | Central India |
| Material / सामग्री | Stone - पत्थर |
| Sub Material / उप.सामग्री | |
| Location at the Museum / संग्रहालय में कहा पर अवस्थित है। | Display |
| State/UT राज्य/संघ राज्य क्षेत्र |
Chandigarh |
| Measurement/Weight माप/वजन |
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| Length(cm) / लंबाई | |
| Width(cm) / चौड़ाई | |
| Height(cm) / ऊंचाई | 55 |
| Weight(gm) / भार | |
| Diameter(cm) /व्यास | |
| Thickness(cm)/मोटाई | 10.4 |
| Depth(cm) /गहराई | |
| Description / विवरण | |
| Description / विवरण | This is a sculpture showing one of the Dikpalas that is Vayu between two pillars. The figure wears armlets, a necklace and a varnmala. The presence of a small deer near his left foot helps us to identify him as Vayu. |
| Identification Marks / पहचान चिन्ह | |
| Identification Mark Images / पहचान चिन्ह का छायाचित्र | |
| Condition / वस्तु की अवस्था | |
| Condition Description / स्थिति का विवरण | Object is damaged from the sides. Deposition of surface encrustation on the overall object is observed. The design work is badly damaged at different points along the upper left area. Different features of the figure are partially damaged lost. |
| Source | |
| From where acquired / अधिग्रहण का स्थान | |
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