Yoga Narasimha, Vishnu's Man-Lion Incarnation, 12th century. India (Tamil Nadu), Chola period (880–1279). Copper alloy; H. 18 3/4 (47.6 cm); W. 13 in. (33 cm); D. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Samuel Eilenberg Collection, Bequest of Samuel Eilenberg, 1998 (2000.284.4)
Encountering Vishnu
The Lion Avatar in Indian Temple Drama
December 19, 2015–June 5, 2016
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