Vishnu on Ananta-Shesha

ico_plusview
ico_plusview
ico_plusview
ico_plusview
ico_plusview
Nepal
AD 17th century ~ AD 17th century
  • Type
    Sculpture
  • Materials
    Gilded bronze, semiprecious stones
  • Measurements
    Height cm. 22
  • Creator name
    Unknown
  • Creator date
    Unknown
  • Where it was made
    Nepal
  • Time period
    AD 17th century ~ AD 17th century
  • Creation date
    17th Century; (?)
  • Function
    Worship
  • Acquisition
    According to archive files, the statue was presented by a capuchin missionary to pope Benedetto XIV (Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini, Bologna 1675- Roma 1758). He gave it to the Archaeological Museum of the Bologna University. The Pigorini Museum had it in exchange in 1878.
Map Of Museums