With Spink & Son, London, probably late 1970s or early 1980s; sold to private collection, London, probably late 1970s or early 1980s, to 2010; sold to the Philadelphia Museum of Art through Oliver Forge and Brendan Lynch Ltd., London, 2010.

REASON FOR ACQUISITION AS AN EXCEPTION TO THE 1970 RULE:
The Museum’s collection is exceptionally deep in stone devotional sculpture from across India, but includes few significant bronze images to demonstrate the importance and strength of this medium. This classic Chola Dynasty processional image of one of the most lively and fascinating of Vishnu’s avatars is an extraordinary addition to the collection where it appropriately inhabits and activates the Museum’s South Indian Mandapa, dedicated to Krishna, another of Vishnu’s avatars.