Narasinha and Lakshmi
Figure
1750-1800 (made)
1750-1800 (made)
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Vishnu in his incarnation (avatar) as the man-lion, Narasimha, seated with his consort Lakshmi. in lalitasana posture holding a chakra and conch in his upper arms, his consort, Lakshmi, sitting on his left knee holding a lotus bud, her feet rest on a disc. They sit on an oval lotus over a broad flat base that could have fitted a larger shrine. The colour is unsually brassy for a southern image but is much darker inside the base. the group shows light to moderate wear.
Object details
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| Title | Narasinha and Lakshmi (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | copper alloy casting |
| Brief description | Figures of Lakshmi Narasimha, copper alloy, South India, 1800-1850 |
| Physical description | Vishnu in his incarnation (avatar) as the man-lion, Narasimha, seated with his consort Lakshmi. in lalitasana posture holding a chakra and conch in his upper arms, his consort, Lakshmi, sitting on his left knee holding a lotus bud, her feet rest on a disc. They sit on an oval lotus over a broad flat base that could have fitted a larger shrine. The colour is unsually brassy for a southern image but is much darker inside the base. the group shows light to moderate wear. |
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| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in London to teh South Kensington Museum (now the V&A) in 1879. The group are numbered 289 in the India Museum Slips and are recorded as having come from Bombay in 1826. |
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| Accession number | 525(IS) |
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| Record created | July 31, 2003 |
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