Figurine representing Vishnu; brass; stands on lotus pedestal on square base; 4 hands holding conch shell, chakra or quoit (weapon), club and a padma or lotus; height 13.4 cm.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst and University Art Museum (UC Berkeley)
Collection place:
India
Person depicted:
Vishnu (Hindu deity)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies