INDIA, RAJASTHAN OR UTTAR PRADESH, 11TH CENTURY

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A Sandstone Relief with the Avatars of Vishnu
India, Rajasthan or Uttar Pradesh, 11th Century
Expressively carved with the various manifestations of Vishnu aligned in a row in lively attitudes, starting with the fish at left, and carved with four staffs in relief on the lower right
23¼ in. (59 cm.) wide

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The first four theriomorphic forms of Vishnu are: Matsya (fish), Kurma (tortoise), Varaha (boar), Narasimha (lion); while the remaining anthropomorphic incarnations are Vamana (dwarf), Parashurama, Rama, Krishna, Buddha, and Kalki.

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