High relief in sandstone, depicting the sleeping Vishnu, the deity lying on the multi-headed serpent Ananta, the bust slightly raised, with the head resting on one hand, one leg bent and the other stretched out with the foot caressed by his wife Lakshmi, the figure surrounded from other deities and attendants. Central-eastern India, Gupta/post-gupta transition period, 6th-7th century (86x53 cm) (defects) Bibliography: R. Freschi (ed.) The human and divine ideal in Indian sculpture, Galleria Mandala, Milan, 1993, pages 25-27 Provenence: private collection, Milan