Balarama, the Eighth Avatar of Vishnu

Balarama, the Eighth Avatar of Vishnu
Balarama, the Eighth Avatar of Vishnu
Place of originIndia
(Madhya Pradesh)

Balarama, the Eighth Avatar of Vishnu

Date11th century
Mediumsandstone
Dimensionsobject: 31 x 20 in. (78.7 x 50.8 cm) crate: 50 × 35 × 27 in., 372 lb. (127 × 88.9 × 68.6 cm, 168.7 kg)
ClassificationSCULPTURE
Credit LineSBMA, Gift of Wright S. Ludington
Object number1968.3
Subject(s)
  • Hinduism
  • figure
  • religion
  • deity
Collection
  • Asian
Sub-Collection(s)
  • Indian
On View
On view
Head of Vishnu with Elaborate Crown
India, Uttar Pradesh, Mathura
4th-5th century CE
Balarama
India
9th-10th Century
Figure of Vishnu
India, Kashmir
8th century
Bust of Vishnu
India, Kashmir
8th century
Fragment of a Hand
India
10th-11th Century
Head of a Devotee
Northern India
ca. 2nd century
Relief of a Meditating Buddha and Worshipers
India, Uttar Pradesh, Mathura
2nd century
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