Vishnu
Nepal (Kathmandu Valley) artist · dated August 12, 1105
Palette
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Details
- Artist
- Nepal (Kathmandu Valley) artist
- Date
- dated August 12, 1105
- Type
- Decorative arts & sculpture
- Medium
- Copper alloy with gilding
- Size
- H. 16 7/8 in. (42.9 cm); W. 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm); D. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
- Place
- Nepal (Kathmandu Valley)
- Period
- 12th century
- Main colour
- Brown · lightness 28, colourfulness 8
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Louis V. Bell, Harris Brisbane Dick, Fletcher, and Rogers Funds and Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, Brooke Russell Astor Bequest, The Vincent Astor Foundation and Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Chilton Jr. Gifts, and The Fred Eychaner Charitable Fund Gift, in honor of John Guy, 2015. Museum record.
Public domain: the museum's isPublicDomain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0.
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