Elements of Hindu Iconography v1.c11.12

v1.c11.12

The image of Matsya may be made either like an ordinary fish, or in a form which is half fish and half man, the upper portion being that of man and the lower that of the fish. The image is generally given four hands, two of which carry the *śaṅkha* and *chakra*, and the other two being held in the *varada* and *abhaya* poses. The human half is generally decorated with all the ornaments generally worn by Vishnu, and on the head there is the *kirīṭa-makuṭa*.