| Identification | |
| Name of the Museum /Institution
संग्रहालय/संस्था का नाम |
Archaeological Museum Gwalior Fort |
| Reference Number / संदर्भ संख्या | GM-AMG-MP-753809 |
| Title/ Name of Object वस्तु का शीर्षक/नाम |
Vishnu |
| Type of Object / वस्तु की किस्म | Sculpture - प्रतिमा |
| Dynasty /वंश | Pratihara - प्रतिहार |
| Period / तारीख/युग | Early Medieval - प्रारम्भिक मध्य काल |
| Style / शैली | Pratihara - प्रतिहार |
| Provenance / उद्गम/क्षेत्र | Khairat,district Bhind. |
| Material / सामग्री | Sandstone - बलुआ पत्थर |
| Sub Material / उप.सामग्री | Coarse grained sandstone |
| Location at the Museum / संग्रहालय में कहा पर अवस्थित है। | Displayed in the gallery. |
| State/UT राज्य/संघ राज्य क्षेत्र |
Madhya Pradesh |
| Measurement/Weight माप/वजन |
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| Length(cm) / लंबाई | 0.0 |
| Width(cm) / चौड़ाई | 0.98 |
| Height(cm) / ऊंचाई | 2.01 |
| Weight(gm) / भार | 0.0 |
| Diameter(cm) /व्यास | |
| Thickness(cm)/मोटाई | 0.44 |
| Depth(cm) /गहराई | |
| Description / विवरण | |
| Description / विवरण | Four armed Vishnu in standing posture is carved completely in round with in the pilastered parikar supporting the miniature temples, Gandharva & Vidhyadhar. The deity is wearing usual ornaments besides the vanamala and yajnopavita finely executed. The halo is boldly carved with floral designs and lotus petals. His all the four hands are broken the deity stands on a padmapitha showing in front laxmi seated in lalitasana flanked by two nagi worshippers with folded hands. The figures are chopped off. On either side of the padmapitha two each devotees riding on maker holding kalasa are shown within the recessed niche. On the left of pedestal a kneeling devotee holding a garland and on the right a devotee in standing posture holding a insence burner are shown. The main deity is flanked by two chauribearer standing in tribhangamudra. Their faces and legs are broken. Next to chauri bearer are two ganas of the vishnu, their heads are also chopped off, one of them to the left of vishnu holds a padma in his left hand. The pilasters are decorated with chains, lotus flower supporting the miniature temples. The miniature temples show a vina dharini and a chakra dharini in the bhadra rathica surmounted by the four-chaitya window designs forming the curvilinear shikhar. The parikar part shows beautifully carved dasavtaras breaking the monotony of decoration by the elephant head, warriors, Vyal etc. The figure is badly weathered and decomposed. |
| Identification Marks / पहचान चिन्ह | |
| Identification Mark Images / पहचान चिन्ह का छायाचित्र | |
| Condition / वस्तु की अवस्था | |
| Condition Description / स्थिति का विवरण | good |
| Source | |
| From where acquired / अधिग्रहण का स्थान | NA |
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