毗湿奴 - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	毗湿奴
品名（英）	Vishnu
入馆年号	1968年，68.46
策展部门	亚洲艺术（Asian Art）
创作者
创作年份	公元 999 - 公元 1099
创作地区
分类	雕塑（Sculpture）
尺寸	高 43 1/2 英寸 (110.5 厘米); 宽 25 5/8 英寸 (65.1 厘米); 深 10 英寸 (25.4 厘米)
介绍（中）	这块精心制作的毗湿奴神石碑显示他在中心持有他通常的属性（从右上角顺时针方向）：脉轮（战铁饼）、海螺壳喇叭和 gada（狼牙棒）。他举起的手握在abhayamudra中，或减轻恐惧的手势。他戴着高大的斜接和长长的花环。他的头被一个华丽的雨云包围着，上面有莲花瓣、火焰和抽象的三角形花卉图案。他的腿两侧是六个人物：他的铁饼和海螺喇叭的化身（他们也拥有这些属性），他的两个妻子和另外两个侍从。在它们上方的每一侧是两个垂直面板。最里面有叶子卷轴和一个植物生命的花盆。左边的面板顶部是坐在莲花上的梵天雕像，右边是湿婆以类似的姿态。梵天可以通过他的四个头（其中三个显示）来识别，湿婆可以通过他持有的三叉戟和脉轮来识别。最外层的面板显示了典型的大象堆积，上面是复合狮子山羊（vyalis）和大象鳄鱼（makaras）。
介绍（英）	This elaborate stela of the god Vishnu shows him at the center holding his usual attributes (clockwise from upper right): a chakra (war discus), a conch-shell trumpet, and a gada (mace). His raised hand is held in abhayamudra, or the fear-allaying gesture. He wears a tall miter and a long garland of flowers. His head is surrounded by an ornate nimbus with bands of lotus petals, flames, and abstracted triangular floral motifs. Flanking his legs are six figures: the personifications of his discus and conch trumpet (who also hold these attributes), his two wives, and two additional attendants. On each side above them are two vertical panels. The innermost contains foliate scrolling and a pot from which plant life emanates. The left panel is topped by a figure of Brahma seated on a lotus and the right by Shiva in a similar attitude. Brahma can be identified by his four heads (three of which are shown) and Shiva by the trident and chakra he holds. The outermost panels show the typical pile-up of elephants surmounted by composite lion-goats (vyalis) and elephant-crocodiles (makaras).