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Garuda (Vishnu's Mount) Seated in Royal Ease

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The sculpture depicts a man sitting on the ground with one leg bent and the other leg stretched out. The man has a tall, conical headdress on his head. He wears a necklace and a garment wrapped around his waist. His right arm is bent at the elbow with the hand resting on his right knee. His left arm is bent at the elbow with the hand resting on his left leg. The sculpture is made of stone and is reddish-brown in color. The background is dark gray. The title of the sculpture is "Garuda (Vishnu's Mount) Seated in Royal Ease".

Artwork Details

Date
second half of the 8th–early 9th century
Medium
Granite
Culture
India, Tamil Nadu
Dimensions
500 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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