Vishnu as Narasimha
Figure
circa 1850 (made)
circa 1850 (made)
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Copper alloy image of a standing Narasimha, the 'man-lion' incarnation (avatar) of Vishnu. Narasimha is shown with four arms, holding Vishnu's attributes of a flamiang wheel (chakra) and a flaming conch shell (shanka) His other two hands in front are in abhaya and varada mudra. He stands on a lotus plinth on a tiered base incised with lotus petals, beading and a patterning of lattice and circles. The lotus plinth on which he stands is on a flat base which slots into the base.
Object details
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| Title | Vishnu as Narasimha (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Copper alloy, casting |
| Brief description | Vishnu as Narasimha; sculpture, copper alloy, South India |
| Physical description | Copper alloy image of a standing Narasimha, the 'man-lion' incarnation (avatar) of Vishnu. Narasimha is shown with four arms, holding Vishnu's attributes of a flamiang wheel (chakra) and a flaming conch shell (shanka) His other two hands in front are in abhaya and varada mudra. He stands on a lotus plinth on a tiered base incised with lotus petals, beading and a patterning of lattice and circles. The lotus plinth on which he stands is on a flat base which slots into the base. |
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| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in London to the South Kensington Museum (now the V&A) in 1879. It is No. 406 in the India Museum Slips and described as 'received from N. Arcot, Madras, from Paris Exhibition 1855'. |
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| Accession number | 522(IS) |
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| Record created | July 31, 2003 |
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