A handsome 8-armed Vaikuntha Vishnu from Pehowa near Kurukshetra, Haryana, dated 800s CE, armed w/ sword & buckler, standing in the Tribhanga pose. The Ayudha Purushas r seen by his side. A boar & lion face make up the 2 side faces. Such images were once common from Kashmir to MP
Some close-up sketches of his face & hands holding the conch & buckler
An exquisite sandstone Vishnu from Punjab, 10th-11th century
A vishNu from shAhIya kingdom of what's today Afghanistan
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