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Narasimha, the Man-Lion Incarnation of Vishnu, Slaying the Evil King Hiranyakashipu

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Narasimha, the Man-Lion Incarnation of Vishnu, Slaying the Evil King Hiranyakashipu

Date: 6th–7th century
Type: Relief fragment
Medium: Stone
Department: Asian Art
Culture: India (Jammu & Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir) or Pakistan
Institution: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Object number: 1987.142.90
Credit: Samuel Eilenberg Collection, Gift of Samuel Eilenberg, 1987

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