A Gilt Bronze Finial of Garuda

NEPAL, 15TH CENTURY

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A Gilt Bronze Finial of Garuda
Nepal, 15th Century
Powerfully modeled with his arms and wings outstretched and a naga coiled around his neck, his face with a ferocious expression with gaping mouth and flaming hair, surmounted by a separately cast openwork mandorla of scrolling flames centered by an amethyst
6 in. (15.3 cm.) high

Lot Essay

For a very similar example from the Pan-Asian Collection, possibly the mate, see P. Pal, The Sensuous Immortals, 1978, cat. no. 10; and D. Barrett, Indian Influence on Art in South-East Asia, Spink, 1970, cover illus. and frontispiece.

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