Hindu deity statue for comments

francantolin · 9th April 2018, 09:10 PM

Hello Everybody,

maybe somebody can help me with this bronze statue:

I think the statue represents Vishnu, ( from India ? Cambodia ? )
13,7 inches height.
Seems quite old.

in one upper hand, he holds a conch shell , in the second the chakra disc

but I don't really know about the two objects he holds in the low hands ?

Usually a mace and a lotus flower

but here it seems more a kind of knife ? and a ''flame' mace ??

Kind regards

Franco

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francantolin · 9th April 2018, 09:11 PM

Seems not really happy for a vishnu god ...

francantolin · 9th April 2018, 11:00 PM

On the lower right arm of the statue ,
more a trident and not a flame,

Shiva symbol ?...

bhushan_lawate · 10th April 2018, 10:52 AM

Definitely not from the current state of India. looks like more from south east asia or Nepal.

Also, looks like a mix from different streams of iconography. while the upper two arms carry the distinct symbols of Vishnu (Chakra and Conch) the lower two arms seem to carry a trident and a sword (Khanda) which is a symbol of the Shiva pantheon of deities.

Thanks,
Bhushan

francantolin · 10th April 2018, 01:05 PM

Hello and Thank you Bushan !

I found this morning some informations about ''harihara''

deity half Shiva half Vishnu,

usually left side corresponding to one god, right side for the second,

but here it's up and down ...

Kind regards

bhushan_lawate · 11th April 2018, 04:56 AM

You are right. we may want to call it a Harihara - but cannot as the depiction of the weapons as well as the form of the idol in general does not conform with the norms of the Harihara.

on a side note the weapon in the lower arm also potentially looks like a Vajra - in that sense we might have to explore the pantheon of the Buddhist iconography of far east...!!! but this is just a speculation and I've no knowledge of the icons in Buddhist religion.

My guess is this is a mix created by some innovative mind

Thanks,
Bhushan

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francantolin Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 876	Hindu deity statue for comments Hello Everybody, maybe somebody can help me with this bronze statue: I think the statue represents Vishnu, ( from India ? Cambodia ? ) 13,7 inches height. Seems quite old. in one upper hand, he holds a conch shell , in the second the chakra disc but I don't really know about the two objects he holds in the low hands ? Usually a mace and a lotus flower but here it seems more a kind of knife ? and a ''flame' mace ?? Kind regards Franco ' Attached Images

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francantolin Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 876	Seems not really happy for a vishnu god ...

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francantolin Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 876	On the lower right arm of the statue , more a trident and not a flame, Shiva symbol ?...

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bhushan_lawate Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: India Posts: 77	Definitely not from the current state of India. looks like more from south east asia or Nepal. Also, looks like a mix from different streams of iconography. while the upper two arms carry the distinct symbols of Vishnu (Chakra and Conch) the lower two arms seem to carry a trident and a sword (Khanda) which is a symbol of the Shiva pantheon of deities. Thanks, Bhushan

10th April 2018, 01:05 PM	#5
francantolin Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 876	Hello and Thank you Bushan ! I found this morning some informations about ''harihara'' deity half Shiva half Vishnu, usually left side corresponding to one god, right side for the second, but here it's up and down ... Kind regards

11th April 2018, 04:56 AM	#6
bhushan_lawate Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: India Posts: 77	You are right. we may want to call it a Harihara - but cannot as the depiction of the weapons as well as the form of the idol in general does not conform with the norms of the Harihara. on a side note the weapon in the lower arm also potentially looks like a Vajra - in that sense we might have to explore the pantheon of the Buddhist iconography of far east...!!! but this is just a speculation and I've no knowledge of the icons in Buddhist religion. My guess is this is a mix created by some innovative mind Thanks, Bhushan