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Yoga Narashimha, Vishnu in his Man-Lion Avatar
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The two posts on either side are for holding a halo that once encircled the figure.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineYoga Narashimha, Vishnu in his Man-Lion Avatar, c. 1250. South India, late Chola Period (900-13th Century). Bronze; overall: 57 x 31 x 23 cm (22 7/16 x 12 3/16 x 9 1/16 in.); base: 18.8 x 32 x 22.5 cm (7 3/8 x 12 5/8 x 8 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. Norman Zaworski, 1973.187
