Standing Figure of Vishnu

• Medium: Gilt bronze (high copper content)
• Geographical Location: Nepal
• Dates: 10th century
• Dimensions: 9 11/16 in. (24.6 cm)
• Collection: Asian Art
• Museum Location: Brooklyn Museum, BMA, EXHIBITION-2, Asian 2W23
• Accession Number: 29.18
• Image: 29.18_front_acetate_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 0,

Catalogue Description:
Standing figure of Vishnu with four arms holding his attributes: wheel (chakra), club (gada), conch (sankha) and two bosses in the main right hand replacing the god's lotus. Condition: some gilt gone or uneven, most stone inlay now missing, and the club held in the upper left hand is bent. Figure does not have its own base. Condition 5/23/83: Surface gilding is uneven. Most of the semi-precious inlaid stones are missing. Attribute in figures' upper left hand is bent inward, but intact. Figure does not have its own base (AGP).