Lot n° 197
Estimation :
1200 - 1800
EUR
Vishnu on the serpent of eternity - Lot 197
Vishnu on the serpent of eternity
Khmer art, circa 12th century
Painted and gilded stucco. 39 × 42 cm
Interesting relief showing Vishnu reclining on Ananta, on which he falls asleep
after the dissolution of the universe. Lakshmi massages his feet.
At the end of a period of resorption between two cosmic eras
Vishnu, the instigator of creation, emits a golden lotus from his umbilicus.
hatch Brahma, who proceeds to create a new universe.
universe. This iconography seems to have been very popular during the
first half of the twelfth century during the reign of Suryavarman II.
Provenance :
- Compagnie de la Chine et des Indes (Paris) (Inv.22548 Acquired 1978)
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