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Vishnu

Keywords : Vishnu, Candi, Candi Banon

Site common nameCandi Banon
Type of artworkSculpture
VillageNational Museum
Province/CityJakarta
StateWestern Java
CountryIndonesia
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : -6.176944
Long : 106.821944

History of production-
ArtThis Vishnu sculpture can be seen as a good example of costumes in Central Java art. He wears a tube-shaped crown with five bands of Pala style and a sash of Southern India art. He wears a cloth that is short on one side and long on the other, which is one clothing style in Pala art. he wears a jewelly belt of pala style and a crossing sash of Southern India art. It should be noted that costumes in the Central Java art are usually the misture between Pala and Southern India arts.
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodMid Central Javanese Art
Age13-15 centuries BE.
ReligionBrahmanism-Hinduism
Religion and beliefVishnu is the king of the universe, therefore; he wears a tube-shaped crown, a symbol of kinghood in India iconography and rides Garuda. Garuda is the symbol of the sun and light.
Related artworkApart from wearing the tube-shaped crown, there is a Garuda at the back of this sculpture. All of these show iconography of Vishnu.

Type of LicenseAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
RightsPrincess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation2015-07-00
Record creatorChedha Tingsanchali