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Matsya Avatar of Vishnucirca 1700-1725 or later

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Indian ink drawing with gold accents on cream paper, depicting a crowned, four-armed fish-tailed deity receiving reverence from a group of standing figures, with a reclining horned figure on a coiled shell below
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Matsya Avatar of Vishnu
Place Made
India, Himachal Pradesh, Chamba (?)
Date Made
circa 1700-1725 or later
Medium
Ink and opaque watercolor on paper
Dimensions
8 1/2 x 5 3/4 in. (21.59 x 14.61 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Marilyn Walter Grounds
Accession Number
M.79.252.8
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art