Narasimha, Vishnu’s Man-Lion Avatar, ca. 1700–1750, Southern India, Tamil Nadu, probably Thanjavur district, Wood with cloth and polychrome, H. (with stand) 47 1/2 in. (120.7 cm); W. 40 in. (101.6 cm ); D. 20 in. (50.8 cm), Sculpture, In this extraordinary mask ensemble, the crowned head of Narasimha is accompanied by a body suit with six articulated arms. The stage presence of the actor who wore this ensemble, fully absorbed into the role of the ferocious man-lion avatar, would have been awesome when seen on the dimly lit stage during the all-night performance
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Narasimha, Vishnu, Man-Lion Avatar, ca, 1700–1750, Southern India, Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur district, Wood, cloth, polychrome, H, stand, 47 1/2, 120.7 cm, W, 40, 101.6, D, 20, 50.8, Sculpture, extraordinary mask ensemble, crowned head, accompanied, body suit, six articulated, arms, stage presence, actor, wore, ensemble, fully absorbed, role, ferocious man-lion, avatar, awesome, dimly lit, stage, -night performance
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