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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 who he has rescued.
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169268
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Varaha, Boar Incarnation of Vishnu
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169268
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Varaha, Boar Incarnation of Vishnu
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 who he has rescued.
date
700–800s
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
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Q80076292
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Stone
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1
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Overall: 82 x 68.5 x 33.5 cm (32 5/16 x 26 15/16 x 13 3/16 in.)
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Central India, probably Madhya Pradesh
accession
2011.148
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sandstone
tombstone
Varaha, Boar Incarnation of Vishnu (वराह), 700–800s. Central India, probably Madhya Pradesh. Sandstone; overall: 82 x 68.5 x 33.5 cm (32 5/16 x 26 15/16 x 13 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Maxeen and John Flower in honor of Dr. Stanislaw Czuma, 2011.148
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वराह
collection
Indian Art - Medieval
didYouKnow
In his two left hands, he hold the conch and discus.
citations
citation
“Art of Asia Acquired by North American Museums, 2010-2011.” <em>Archives of Asian Art</em>, vol. 62, 2012, pp. 105–153.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 121, fig. 18
url
www.jstor.org/stable/43677806
citation
Czuma, Stanislaw J. "A Shared Passion." <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine</em> 52, no. 2 (March/April 2012): 7–9.
page_number
Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 7
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Gift of Maxeen and John Flower in honor of Dr. Stanislaw Czuma
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2026-06-10 19:48:57.222000
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169268
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Indian and Southeast Asian Art
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Indian Art - Medieval
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sandstone
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