The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 25, 2024
Varaha, Boar Incarnation of Vishnu
700–800s
Overall: 82 x 68.5 x 33.5 cm (32 5/16 x 26 15/16 x 13 3/16 in.)
Location: not on view
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In his two left hands, he hold the conch and discus.Description
The Hindu god Vishnu took the form of a boar to rescue his wife Bhu (Earth in Sanskrit) from the bottom of the primordial ocean, where she had been hidden by a demon. Here shown with the head of a boar and the powerful lunging body of a warrior, Varaha holds out one of his four elbows as a seat for the earth goddess, whom he has rescued.- (Adrian Maynard Oriental Art, London, UK, sold to John and Maxeen Flower)?-2011Dr. John and Maxeen Stone Flower [1928-2010], Shaker Heights, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art2011-The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- “Art of Asia Acquired by North American Museums, 2010-2011.” Archives of Asian Art, vol. 62, 2012, pp. 105–153. Reproduced: p. 121, fig. 18 43677806
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2011.148