Title

Gilt bronze garuda, Tibet, 17th century. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Gilt bronze garuda, Tibet, 17th century. A gilt-bronze standing garuda (giant bird god). The legs are bent at the knees, the thighs have feathers and there is also a feathered tail and wings. The head has two horns and a prominent beak with tongue, a mane of wavy hair brushed straight up painted brick red, and a small Buddha in the hair. There is a bare, protruding tummy, the feet are strongly clawed and have a spike underneath for insertion in mounting.
Bath (England), The Museum of East Asian Art

Date

1600

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B73_477

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

17,9Mb (520,3Kb) / 7,4in x 9,4in / 2214 x 2831 (300dpi)

Keywords

religious bird birds religion Buddhism color colour deity God Hinduism century Tibet Tibetan artefact garuda artifact goddess claw 17th century seventeenth century Museum of East Asian Art TGN object sculpture Unknown bronze bronze sculpture object