Narasimha, Vishnu’s Man-Lion Avatar

Southern India, Tamil Nadu, probably Thanjavur district artist · ca. 1700–1750

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Charcoal
37% of the image
Black · text contrast 13.0:1

Lamp black
33% of the image
Black · text contrast 18.1:1

Sepia
14% of the image
Brown · text contrast 6.5:1

Pewter
9% of the image
Grey · text contrast 5.3:1

Tan
4% of the image
Brown · text contrast 4.8:1

Slate
3% of the image
Grey · text contrast 6.4:1

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Artist: Southern India, Tamil Nadu, probably Thanjavur district artist
Date: ca. 1700–1750
Type: Decorative arts & sculpture
Medium: Wood with cloth and polychrome
Size: H. (with stand) 47 1/2 in. (120.7 cm); W. 40 in. (101.6 cm ); D. 20 in. (50.8 cm)
Place: Southern India, Tamil Nadu, probably Thanjavur district
Period: 17th century
Main colour: Black · lightness 24, colourfulness 4

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, The Vincent Astor Foundation Gift and The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Foundation Fund, 2015. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's isPublicDomain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules

Narasimha, Vishnu’s Man-Lion Avatar

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