Room 32 | India 600-1900 gallery
Explore Hindu, Buddhist and Jain art from India, the Himalayas and Southeast Asia.
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Stone plaque of Narasimha slaying the demon Hiranyakashipu
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Details
- Associated place
- Date
- late 6th century - early 7th century AD
- Material and technique
- stone
- Dimensions
- 10.5 x 6.5 x 1.5 cm (height x width x depth)
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Presented by Alexander Goetz, in honour of Professor Samuel Eilenberg, 1996.
- Accession no.
- EA1996.78
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Further reading
Topsfield, Andrew, ‘Indian Art at the Ashmolean Museum’, Oriental Art, 43/4, (Winter 1997-1998), p. 28, illus. p. 25 fig. 8
Ahuja, Naman, ‘Early Indian Art at the Ashmolean Museum - Catalogue in progress’, 2016, no. 68
Location
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First floor | Room 32 | India from 600
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First floor | Room 32 | India from 600
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