Painting
Vishnu appearing as a man-lion or Lord Narasimha. He has four arms which means that this deity is connected to both spiritual and physical worlds. A disk, chakra, and a conch shell, shanka, are held in his hands. He is incarnated to kill the demon Hiranyakashipan,and to save his devotee Prahlada.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 128/1998/3
- Category
- Ethnography
- Collection Class
- Archives and images
- Collection Area Region
- S
- Material
- mica | pigment (oil-based) | | |
- Common Name
- painting
- Simple Name
- painting on mica
- Production Town
- Thanjavur
- Production County
- Tamil Nadu
- Production Country
- India
- Production Person Initials
- Production Person Surname
- Production Year Low
- late 19th century
- Production Year High
- early 20th century
