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Narasimha, Vishnu’s Man-Lion Avatar
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Wood with cloth and polychrome, Southern India Tamil Nadu probably Thanjavur district
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Purchase The Vincent Astor Foundation Gift and The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Foundation Fund 2015
Title: Narasimha, Vishnu’s Man-Lion Avatar
Description:
Wood with cloth and polychrome, Southern India Tamil Nadu probably Thanjavur district.
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