HAND POSING ON A GADA MACE
- Cambodia
- Khmer culture
- Angkor, Koh Ker (?) period
- 10th - 11th Century
- Sandstone
- H. 34,5 cm x W. 8,5 cm
A Gada is a mace that is typically held by Vishnu in his lower left hand. The other three attributes that are traditionally held by Vishnu are a ball signifying the earth, a chara or disk symbolizing power and a conch betokening water.
- Publication :
• Karim & Isabelle Grusenmeyer, Damien Woliner, A World of Sculptures, Brussels, 2016
Photo credit : Studio Asselberghs – Frédéric Dehaen
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