Mask of Vaikuntha Vishnu, late 5th century, India (Jammu and Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir), Bronze, H. 13 1/4 in. (33.7 cm); W. 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm); D. 5 in. (12.7 cm), Sculpture, This early representation of Vishnu expresses the deity’s supreme manifestation, in which his two premier avatars, the boar Varaha and the man-lion Narasimha, are given expression in one form, the three-headed Para Vasudeva or Vaikuntha
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Mask, Vaikuntha Vishnu, late 5th century, India, Jammu, Kashmir, ancient kingdom, Bronze, H, 13 1/4, 33.7 cm, W, 12 1/2, 31.8, D, 5, 12.7, Sculpture, early, representation, Vishnu expresses, deity, supreme, manifestation, two premier, avatars, boar Varaha, man-lion Narasimha, given expression, form, three-headed Para, Vasudeva, Vaikuntha
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