A GILT BRONZE FINIAL OF GARUDA
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, his talons grasping the intertwined snake bodies of two attendant figures, the group backed by an openwork mandorla, richly gilt overall
7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm.) high
Provenance
Private collection, New Jersey, acquired from Christies New York, 21 March 2007, lot 340
Literature
Himalayan Art Resource (himalayanart.org), item no. 24001

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