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standing male figure with 4 arms, each holding an object; wearing bracelets, heavy earrings, necklace and anklets; attached to mount

Vishnu, 11th century

Cambodia

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Vishnu on a lotus pedestal flanked by his principal consorts; holds a mace, sun dish (cakra), conch and lotus blossom in his four hands; various animals and mythical creatures in background; figures shown at base.

Vishnu with Lakshmi and Sarasvati, Pala period, 11th century

India

G211

Head from an image of a diefied king carved in sandstone wearing a very elaborate crown and a diadem tied with a knot at the back of his head. Crisply delineated facial features carved in high and low relief. Original encrusted patina. First Angkor style, style of Koh Ker, Cambodia.

Head from an image of Vishnu or a deified king, early 9th century

Khmer

G213

4-armed Vishnu standing on the shoulders of Garuda, with wings, bird's head and bird legs; both have arms raised; attached to mount

Vishnu on Garuda, 12th-13th century

Cambodia

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Temple of Vishnu, Trichinopoly, India, 1869

Samuel Bourne

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Vishnu as Vamana defeating King Mahabali, 19th century

India

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snow/slush covered street; woman carrying covered tray, bearded man wearing black hat and long coat behind; two other male pedestrians on right

%C2%A9 The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life%2C UC Berkeley

Ulicka Izaaka, Cracow, Poland, 1938

Roman Vishniac

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%C2%A9 The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life%2C UC Berkeley

A Boy with a Toothache, Slonim, Poland, 1937

Roman Vishniac

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%C2%A9 The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life%2C UC Berkeley

In Happier Times, in ORT-OSE Summer Camp, Vilna, 1934

Roman Vishniac

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%C2%A9 The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life%2C UC Berkeley

Cheder Boys, Vrchni Apsa, 1937

Roman Vishniac

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India, Rajasthan, lintel arch from a Vishnu temple, c. 12th century, greystone, with three four-armed male deities seated in columnar niches flanked by female attendants, the outer two each holding Vishnavite attributes, a warrior issuing from the mouth of a makara at either side, tiered canopies above; the central figure flanked by four figures of Vishnu on Garuda, H.14 x W.35-1/2 x D.5 in., mounted on metal stand.

Lintel with Vishnus and Celestial Musicians, 12th century

India

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Jewish Merchant Locked Out by Landlord, Lodz, 1938

Roman Vishniac

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palanquin hardware, bronze

Palanquin Hooks, 12th-13th century

Khmer

G213

husband and wife seated on a lotus in the pose of royal ease and intimacy with bull and tiger underfoot; symmetrical architectural backdrop with large central disc behind heads of main figures

Uma-Maheshvara, 10th-11th century

India

G211

dancing four-armed Nataraja at center standing on a demon with fangs and a moustache; central figure flanked by Ganesha (elephant-headed figure) at left and Meenakshi (green-skinned figure with green bird) at right; main figures appear in front of an architectural facade with a round element at center flanked by archways--all with swags and elaborate raised decorative patterning; pair of winged figures in top corners; eight figures on each side of a small bull at bottom with small shrines in each lower corner; all figures dressed in gold, with gold architectural elements; received framed and glazed with glass

Shiva as Nataraja Enshrined with Deities, mid 19th century

India

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Vaishnavite Fragment, 17th-19th century

India

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figure with short black hair and blue skin at center, wearing red striped loincloth, anklets, bracelets and armlets, and necklaces, holding open the bead of a white crane with its tongue sticking out and blood dripping from its beak; another standing figure wearing maroon striped loincloth and holding a red staff at left center; fanciful trees in LLC and at top; three figures with two oxen and a calf at top; red border; white Ararbic inscription at top center

Krishna Kills the Crane Demon, Illustration from a Bhagavata Purana Series, c. 1720

Master of the Court of Mankot (possibly "Meju")

G211

golden city at top center; rocky landscape in foreground with several trees; battle scene with two human figures at right (one with blue skin) with bows and quivers; monkeys, bears, monsters and fantastic animals fighting with swords, spears, daggers, bows and shields

Siege of Lanka, Illustration from a Ramayana Series, 1595-1605

India

G211

at left Rama and Lakshmana walking in profile facing to right, approaching a hill covered with seven flowering trees, 3 pink monkeys, and variety of wild cats, birds, and boar; Rama and Lakshmana carry bows and quivers and are dressed in blue, mauve, red and orange; Rama's hand is extended forward; hillside is divided vertically into four color sections: pink, yellow, mauve, and white and dotted with small green tufts of grass; yellow background with white and blue sky along top edge; red and black lined inner border with wide red outer border

Illustration to the Shangri Ramayana (Style III): Rama and Lakshmana Arriving at the Rishyamukha Hill, c. 1700

Kulu or Mandi workshop

G211

Vaishnavite Fragments, 17th-19th century

India

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large standing figure with numerous colorful arms, legs and faces, and a bushy brown beard from which small faces emerge; large figure wears a pink skirt; small standing female figure at left wearing red skirt and lavender blouse; standing man at right wearing purple dress with red belt, carrying a red bowl with a red quiver and a sword, and wearing a crown; two smaller kneeling figures on either side of large figure's legs, wearing lavender and red; blue ground; received in gold frame

The Cosmic Form of Krishna, c. 1750-1775

India

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Vaishnavite Fragment, 17th-18th century

India

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standing female figure holding a jewel in extended PL hand; holds PR hand open and down in blessing greeting; long robes with long, rippled sleeves; stands on red base

Shri-mahadevi (Kichijōten), first half 14th century

Unknown Japanese

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Illustration from the Bhagavata Purana; a compartmentalized painting illustrating various scenes with Krishna

The Adoration of Krishna, c. 1700

India

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Illustration from a Bhagavata Purana series

The Story of Pradyumna’s Birth, c. 1775

Nepal

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image of man with purple skin wearing a yellow skirt and a gold jeweled crown embracing a woman wearing a grey and orange long skirt and a salmon and gold blouse, accompanied by two other figures; man holding a large leaf over the heads of the couple at right, who wears a green and yellow striped short garment with an orange belt, purple sash and purple hat; another standing man at left holds a large pink blossom, wearing a leaf on his head, blue striped short garment, pink sash, and orange cape-like garment; tree behind figure wearing leaf on his head; tiny white birds in tree and flying in URC; grey sky with black clouds and lightening in URC; received in gold frame

Krishna and Radha Sheltering from the Rain, c. 1760

India

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