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Dark carved wooden sculpture of a fierce lion-like face above a pierced backplate, with detached arms and torso with worn gilding on a dark background.

Narasimha, Vishnu’s Man-Lion Avatar

A carved wooden figure of a fierce face with bulging eyes and a wide snarling mouth, set in a pierced openwork backplate with floral and scrolling patterns. Detached arms, shoulders and a torso in dark, worn paint with traces of gilding surround the head against a dark background.

Artist
Unknown
Date
ca. 1700–1750
Medium
Wood with cloth and polychrome
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
2910 × 3880 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1760).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, The Vincent Astor Foundation Gift and The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Foundation Fund, 2015

Español: Narasimha, avatar hombre-león de Vishnu

Una figura de madera tallada con un rostro feroz de ojos saltones y boca ancha y amenazante, sobre una placa calada con motivos florales y volutas. Los brazos, hombros y torso desmontados, con pintura oscura y desgastada y restos de dorado, rodean la cabeza sobre un fondo oscuro.

Português: Narasimha, avatar homem-leão de Vishnu

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