The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of May 13, 2024
Plaque with Vishnu
c. 600s
Overall: 7.6 x 4.5 cm (3 x 1 3/4 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 1973.75
Location: 242A Ancient India
Description
Images made in India during the Gupta period (AD 300s to 600s) were influential in shaping the early development of Buddhist and Hindu art in Southeast Asia. This gold token depicts the Hindu god Vishnu, identified by the flat-topped crown, his four arms, and attributes: wheel, conch shell, club, and clod of earth. Noteworthy for its naturalism is the foreshortening of his right foot. Such precious gold objects were made to be secreted under a sacred stone icon in Thailand or Cambodia to infuse the temple with wealth and glory.- ?-1973(Peter Marks, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)1973-The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- “The Year in Review for 1973.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art, vol. 61, no. 2, 1974, pp. 31–78. Reproduced: p. 61, no. 191; Mentioned: p. 79, no. 191 25152513“Annual Report for 1973.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art, vol. 61, no. 6, 1974, pp. 179–213. Mentioned: p. 193 www-jstor-org.ingallslibrary.idm.oclc.orgThe Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 317 archive.orgBunker, Emma C., and Douglas Latchford. Khmer Gold: Gifts for the Gods. Chicago, IL: Douglas A.J. Latchford, 2008. Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 29, fig. 3.17
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