Hiranyakashipu, The Demon-King

Attribution\Photo Description

• Viewable at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
• Date: ca. 1700–1750
  Culture: Southern India, Tamil Nadu, probably Thanjavur district
  Medium: Wood with cloth and polychrome
  Dimensions: H. 27 in. (68.6 cm); W. 22 in. (55.9 cm); D. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm)
  Classification: Sculpture
  Credit Line: Purchase, The Vincent Astor Foundation and Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Foundation Gifts, 2015
  Accession Number: 2015.255.2a–d