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Vishnu on Garuda
Keywords : Vishnu
| Type of artwork | Sculpture |
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| Village | Musée Guimet |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Geographic Coordinates Decimal degree | Lat : 48.864722 Long : 2.293611 |
| Art | This Vishanu on Garuda shows the influence of Chava art that blended with the local Hua Lai art. The hat is decorated with three triangular decoration similar to Pala-Chava art. However, the mounth is rather thick, the eyes are protuding and there is a mustache on top of the mounth (the local characteristic). Garuda has a tip and “kanok” wings, which is a local characteristic. |
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| Period | Historical Period |
| Art period | Hoa Lai |
| Age | 14 Century BE. |
| Religion | Brahmanism-Hinduism |
| Sect | Vishanu |
| Religion and belief | Vishanu always has four arms holding a discus, a conch shell, a club and earthe. He rides Garuda, which is the symbol of light. Also, as he is the king of the universe, he wears an octagonal-shaped hat. |
| Related artwork | Only one of the four hands remains, holding a conch shell. Also, the head with the octagonal hat still remains with the decoration in Pala-Chava style. |
| Type of License | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND) |
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| Rights | Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre |
| Date of record creation | 2015-06-00 |
| Record creator | Chedha Tingsanchali |
