Four armed God Vishnu in bronze. They are holding a conch, a discus, and a club. He blesses his worshippers with his fourth hand.

Lord Vishnu, the Preserver and Protector Of the Hindu gods and goddesses, Lord Vishnu embodies goodness and mercy. He is represented seated on the serpent Shesha. Vishnu never sleeps and is the Hindu deity of Shanti, peace. He has four weapons or attributes: the conch, disc, club and lotus. In the cosmos, good and evil forces are balanced. When this balance is disrupted, Vishnu takes a human form to set it right. There are nine avatars or incarnations of Vishnu. These are Matsya (fish), Kurma (turtle), Varaha (boar), Narasingha (lion), Vamana (dwarf), Parasurama, Ram, Krishna, Buddha. Kalki is the future incarnation which is to come at the end of Kaliyuga.

Metal sculptures became popular throughout India during the post-Gupta period. In South India, they mastered the art of making huge exquisite sculptures with great stress on designs and details. The art achieved its zenith in the Chola period. Bronze statues in timeless and classic poses and styles from the Chola dynasty (900 AD). These statues have been made by Swamimalai artisans of Tamilnadu, in southern India, using the lost wax technique from ancient times. The utsava murthis (idols) of temples, which are taken out in procession during temple festivals were made of bronze and panchaloha. For the collector, an exclusive assortment of different styles of sculptures and figurines in bronze.

With old world attention to detail, every piece has one of a kind workmanship. A rare combination of beauty and power has culminated in a sophisticated and unique sensitivity, further emphasized by variety and range. The art of sculpting in Tamilnadu is strictly governed by the canons of iconography and iconometry. India,sculptors and artisans have inherited their knowledge and skills from their ancestors. The figure is prepared according to the cire perdue or lost wax method, known as the madhuchchistavidhna.