Bronze

India around 1900

Dimensions: Height 7,1 cm Wide 4,5 cm Depth 4,5 cm

Weight: 157 grams

Garuda is the vehicle or vahana of Vishnu and also considered a messenger between humankind and the gods.

Sometimes he is shown with zoomorphic features like a beak and the lower body of a bird.

This piece shows him in mostly human shape with wings. He is sitting on a lotus flower base on a square expansive base.

His legs are crossed and his hands joined together in front of his chest in a devote position.

His face has bulging eyes and a pointy nose, a conical multi-tiered crown on his head.