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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
Museum record:
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