Sleeping Vishnu

anonymous, c. 1100 - c. 1300

This head originally formed part of a complete figure of Vishnu. The Hindu god would have been represented reclining on his side, resting his head on his hand. The damage behind his right ear marks the place where the hand would have been. According to Hindu belief, creation is cyclical. Before each new creation cycle, Vishnu sleeps and dreams of the coming regeneration.

Artwork typesculpture, Visjnoe, hoofd
Object numberAK-MAK-224
Dimensionsheight 32.8 cm x width 20.2 cm x depth 19.4 cm x weight 14.5 kg
Physical characteristicssandstone

Identification

Title(s)
- Head of Vishnu Reclining
- Sleeping Vishnu
Object type
Object number
AK-MAK-224
Description
Fragment (hoofd) van een slapende Visjnoe; het hoofd staat een beetje schuin op de hals.

Creation

Creation
anonymous, Cambodja
Dating
c. 1100 - c. 1300
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Material and technique

Physical description
sandstone
Dimensions
height 32.8 cm x width 20.2 cm x depth 19.4 cm x weight 14.5 kg

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Subject

Acquisition and rights

Credit line
On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (purchase C.J.P. Baronesse van der Feltz-Lotsy, 1951)
Copyright
Public domain
Provenance
… ; from Bouasse-Lebel to Paul Mallon;{Note RMA.} from whom to Dr P. Rosenberg;{Note RMA.}…; from C.J.P. Baronesse v.d. Feltz-Lotsy, fl. 10,000, with support from the Vereniging Rembrandt, to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1951;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

Documentation

- G. Cœdes, Un chef d'œuvre de la sculpture khmère au Musée d'Art Asiatique d'Amsterdam, uit: Phoenix : maandschrift voor beeldende kunst, 4, 1949, pagina 287-291
- Jan Fontein, 'De vroege jaren van de vereniging: lezing nieuwjaarsbijeenkomst 2005', Aziatische Kunst 35/2 (2005), pp. 2-20.

Persistent URL

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https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200106520