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Source Description
The four-armed Vishnu is shown reclining on a serpent upon the cosmic ocean, during the time between world periods, when the universe has collapsed. On the other side is a handsome peacock.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
20641
label
Comb with Vishnu and Peacock
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obj
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object
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Source metadata
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20641
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Comb with Vishnu and Peacock
description
The four-armed Vishnu is shown reclining on a serpent upon the cosmic ocean, during the time between world periods, when the universe has collapsed. On the other side is a handsome peacock.
provenance
David Antiquities, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore, March 1969, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2021, by gift.
date
18th century
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
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combs
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import
dimensions
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cm
width
10.5
height
7.8
depth
1.3
dimensionsRaw
H: 4 1/8 x W: 3 1/16 x D: 1/2 in. (10.5 x 7.8 x 1.3 cm)
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15526
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INT
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2071
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