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Seated Vishnu Depicted as King of Boon Bestowers (Varadaraja)
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Department of Asian Art
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Ernest B. and Helen Pratt Dane Fund for Asian Art and Asian Art Department Discretionary Fund
Title: Seated Vishnu Depicted as King of Boon Bestowers (Varadaraja)
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