Title: Narasimha, Vishnu’s Man-Lion Avatar
Object type: Mask
Date: ca. 1700–1750
Culture: Southern India, Tamil Nadu, probably Thanjavur district
Medium: Wood with cloth and polychrome
Dimensions: H. (with stand) 47 1/2 in. (120.7 cm); W. 40 in. (101.6 cm ); D. 20 in. (50.8 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit line: Purchase, The Vincent Astor Foundation Gift and The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Foundation Fund, 2015
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Masks, term: Vishnu