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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
Rights: Public Domain
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
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Wood with cloth and polychrome, Southern India Tamil Nadu probably Thanjavur district.
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