Recumbent Visnu

Frederic, Louis; Photographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham

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Recumbent Visnu

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dc.contributor.author	Frederic, Louis
dc.contributor.author	Photographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham
dc.coverage.spatial	India (Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu)
dc.date.accessioned	2019-10-15T01:36:44Z
dc.date.available	2019-10-15T01:36:44Z
dc.date.created	1959
dc.identifier	ANUA 682-1771
dc.identifier.other	IM-931
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1885/176767
dc.description	This bas-relief is situated on the left wall of the Mahisasura Mandapa. Opposite is another bas-relief, depicting Durga's fight with the demon Mahisa. In the first, we see Visnu lying on the coils of Ananta whose five heads form an umbrella, and dreaming the Creation of the Universe. Flying figures, worshippers and guardians watch over his sleep. The carving of this bas-relief is of exceptional power.
dc.format.extent	35mm
dc.format.medium	mounted transparency
dc.format.medium	b&w
dc.format.mimetype	image/tiff
dc.language.iso	en_AU
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Basham Collection
dc.subject	Pallava-- Mahabalipuram (Mamallapuram) - Pallava
dc.subject	architecture
dc.subject	stone sculpture
dc.subject	book scan
dc.title	Recumbent Visnu
dc.type	Image
local.description.notes	Source: Frederic, L. Indian Temples & Sculpture, Thames & Hudson, London, 1959. Illus. 172, p. 204
dc.date.updated	2019-10-15T01:36:44Z
dc.provenance	Digitised by the Australian National University in 2019
dc.rights.license	This item is provided for research purposes. Contact the Australian National University Archives at butlin.archives@anu.edu.au for permission to use.
Collections	Arthur Llewellyn Basham

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