Title:Lintel Arch From a Vishnu TempleArtist:Artist UnknownDate:12th centuryCreation Place:Asia, India, Rajasthan, RajasthanCredit Line:Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. ClevelandAccession Number:96.54.2 Densely packed with carved images, this arch-shaped lintel originally capped a statue of Vishnu, the preserver. The arch was supported on each side by columns carved in a similar manner which acted to frame the central deity. The lintel displays seated images of Vishnu in three miniature temple forms surrounded by lesser gods and worshippers of the Hindu pantheon.