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| Keywords: Bangladeshi - Vishnu Riding Garuda - Walters 25242.jpg conj or Bangladesh As the preserver of the universe and the cosmic order Vishnu must occasionally awaken from his serpent couch and inspect his realm The he does by riding his Garuda mount Thus in icons that are characterized in Sanskrit as garudasanamurti Vishnu is seen astride his mount who is more man than a bird in this stele Only the strong beak-like nose and the wings announce his avian nature Garuda kneels on a lotus flower with stalk and foliage to carry his master whose feet he supports with his hands Crowned and bejeweled Vishnu has four arms that carry the club the wheel and the conch shell The extended right hand has a few gems attached to the palm century 11 gray schist H without stand 25 9/16 x W 11 x D 3 in 65 x 28 x 7 6 cm accession number 25 242 39194 John and Berthe Ford Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum John Berthe Ford 2002 Desire and Devotion Art from India Nepal and Tibet in the John and Berthe Ford Collection The Walters Art Museum Baltimore; Birmingham Museum of Art Birmingham; Santa Barbara Museum of Art Santa Barbara; Albuquerque Museum Albuquerque 2001-2003 Vishnu Hinduism's Blue-Skinned Savior Frist Center for the Visual Arts Nashville; Brooklyn Museum Brooklyn 2011 place of origin Bangladesh Walters Art Museum license Hindu art in the Walters Art Museum Art of Bangladesh Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Vishnu in sculpture Vishnu rides Garuda | ||||
