GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Vishnu is the Preserver of the Hindu trinity of gods. His wife, Lakshmi, is the goddess of wealth and prosperity. Here they appear riding on Vishnu's mount, the bird-human Garuda. They embrace each other lovingly.
Excerpt from
- Anne Bromberg, Label text.
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Rajasthan: TGN: 7016788
Uttar Pradesh: AAT: 7016722
India (nation): TGN: 7000198
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sandstone: AAT: 300011376
Historical periods
eleventh century (dates CE): AAT: 3000404503
Individuals
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arches: AAT: 300000994
architectural ornament: AAT: 300378995
birds (animals): AAT: 300266506
fish (animals): AAT: 300266085
headdresses: AAT: 300046023
Hinduism: AAT: 300073727
hybridity: AAT: 300262022
jewelry: AAT: 300209286
Lakshmi (Hindu deity): DMA
maces (weapons): AAT: 300037214
turtles (animals): AAT: 300310264
Vishnu (Hindu deity): DMA
wheels: AAT: 300024976
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PROVENANCE
1963-1970: William H. Wolff, Inc., NY
From 1970: Arthur Sackler
2009-2013: Christophe Hioco, France, purchased at auction, "Indian and Southeast Asia Art, Including Highlights from the Star Collection," Christie's, New York, March 20, 2009, lot 1268, as "A Buff Sandstone Stele of Nishnu and Lakshmi"
From 2013: Dallas Museum of Art, gift of David T. Owsley via the Alvin and Lucy Owsley Foundation and the Cecil and Ida Green Acquisition Fund, purchased from above [1]
The main source for this provenance is the Dallas Museum of Art Worksheet for Acquisitions of Archaeological Material and Ancient Art, dated March 11, 2013, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records object file. Exceptions and supporting documentation are noted.
[1] See the letter from Maxwell Anderson of the Dallas Museum of Art to David T. Owsley, dated March 26, 2013, copy in object file.
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General Description
Vishnu is the Preserver of the Hindu trinity of gods. His wife, Lakshmi, is the goddess of wealth and prosperity. Here they appear riding on Vishnu's mount, the bird-human Garuda. They embrace each other lovingly.
Excerpt from
- Anne Bromberg, Label text.
Fun Facts
Archival Resources
Web Resources
Notes
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography
Rajasthan: TGN: 7016788
Uttar Pradesh: AAT: 7016722
India (nation): TGN: 7000198
Process/materials
sandstone: AAT: 300011376
Historical periods
eleventh century (dates CE): AAT: 3000404503
Individuals
Subject terms
arches: AAT: 300000994
architectural ornament: AAT: 300378995
birds (animals): AAT: 300266506
fish (animals): AAT: 300266085
headdresses: AAT: 300046023
Hinduism: AAT: 300073727
hybridity: AAT: 300262022
jewelry: AAT: 300209286
Lakshmi (Hindu deity): DMA
maces (weapons): AAT: 300037214
turtles (animals): AAT: 300310264
Vishnu (Hindu deity): DMA
wheels: AAT: 300024976
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
1963-1970: William H. Wolff, Inc., NY
From 1970: Arthur Sackler
2009-2013: Christophe Hioco, France, purchased at auction, "Indian and Southeast Asia Art, Including Highlights from the Star Collection," Christie's, New York, March 20, 2009, lot 1268, as "A Buff Sandstone Stele of Nishnu and Lakshmi"
From 2013: Dallas Museum of Art, gift of David T. Owsley via the Alvin and Lucy Owsley Foundation and the Cecil and Ida Green Acquisition Fund, purchased from above [1]
The main source for this provenance is the Dallas Museum of Art Worksheet for Acquisitions of Archaeological Material and Ancient Art, dated March 11, 2013, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records object file. Exceptions and supporting documentation are noted.
[1] See the letter from Maxwell Anderson of the Dallas Museum of Art to David T. Owsley, dated March 26, 2013, copy in object file.
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