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Object Type
Museum number: 1947,0512.1
Description: Standing figure in black schist of Viṣṇu as his Varaha avatar. His foot is on a naga; he holds a lotus, conch, disk and club; face mostly broken away.
School/style
Production date: 11thC
Production place: Made in: India (Eastern)
Findspot: Found/Acquired: India (East)
Materials
Technique
Dimensions: Height: 1.34 metres
Location: Not on display
Subjects: naga/nagini; hindu deity; avatar
Associated names
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1947
Acquisition notes: A note in the main 1947 objects register states "This piece had lain unobserved in London docks for a considerable period".
Department: Asia
Registration number: 1947,0512.1

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