GARUDA 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.

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