Narasimha, Vishnu’s Man-Lion Avatar

Date

ca. 1700–1750

Type

Mask

Medium

Wood with cloth and polychrome

Department

Asian Art

Culture

Southern India, Tamil Nadu, probably Thanjavur district

Institution

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Object number

2015.255.1a–f

Credit

Purchase, The Vincent Astor Foundation Gift and The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Foundation Fund, 2015