Vaikunth Chaturmurti or Vaikunth Vishnu.
c5th century AD Terracotta statue now at #art #museum at #agra #UttarPradesh #india

The Icon reflects influences of #GuptaEmpire & #Gandhara #Afghanistan architectural tradition & is found mostly in #Kashmir & #Nepal

He is described in #Mahabharata as Eight-armed & usually seated on His 'Vahana' (Mount, transport) the #Garuda which is missing in this broken statue.

#AncientIndia #religion #hinduism #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #history #hindu