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Varaha, Boar Incarnation of Vishnu

Cleveland Museum of Art

The sculpture depicts a boar and a woman. The boar has a long snout, large ears, and a curved tusk. It stands on its hind legs with one front leg bent at the elbow and the other extended downward. The boar has a decorative collar and a cloth wrapped around its waist. A circular object with decorative trim is on its back. The woman stands on the boar's front leg, with one foot on the boar's knee and the other on its hoof. She has long hair and wears jewelry including necklaces and bracelets. She has one arm around the boar's neck and holds a cloth in the other hand. The sculpture is gray with some reddish-brown areas. The background is dark gray. Varaha, Boar Incarnation of Vishnu.

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891 × 893 px
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