Lot Essay
Compare another Garuda finial sold at Christie's New York, 17 September 1999, lot 198. It would likely have adorned the tip of a larger bronze mandorla.
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NEPAL, 15TH CENTURY
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A Gilt Bronze Plaque of Garuda
Nepal, 15th Century
Powerfully modeled with his arms and wings outstretched clasping the intertwined snake bodies of two attendant figures, his flaming hair surmounted by an openwork floral mandorla, richly gilt overall
7¾ in. (19.6 cm.) high
Nepal, 15th Century
Powerfully modeled with his arms and wings outstretched clasping the intertwined snake bodies of two attendant figures, his flaming hair surmounted by an openwork floral mandorla, richly gilt overall
7¾ in. (19.6 cm.) high