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Vishnu with heads of lion and boar
Image Not Available for Vishnu with heads of lion and boar

Vishnu with heads of lion and boar

Date9th century
Maker Indian
Object number69.3
Photo CreditID Image taken by TIm Marsden 10/2011
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Luminous: The Art of Asia", October 13, 2011 - January 8, 2012
Credit LineNasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection
Dimensions25 1/2 x 9 in. (64.77 x 22.86 cm) Overall h.: 35 1/2 in.
MediumStone
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Image Not Available for Lion head fragment
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