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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure EAA-chi-044. Mythical avian deity Garuda (Sanskrit, khyung or mkha lding in Tibetan) wearing snake-bracelets (serpent Adi Shesha for the left arm, and serpent Gulika - for the right), snake-girdle, snake-crown, and trampling two confronted anthropomorphic nagas (Sanskrit, klu in Tibetan) sporting the heptacephalic cobra hoods and long, undulating, squamous (scaly) tails. |
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Artist/Workshop: | Historical/Art Period, Date: |
Location: | Monument: |
| White marble | Low relief (South façade, arch, carved decoration, detail, in situ) |
Unknown | Yuan Dynasty, Emperor Huizong (r. 1333-1370 AD), 1345 AD |
Juyongguan, Changping, Beijing, North China | Yuntai (Cloud Platform) |
| Source-Image(s): The image(s) is/are from Alexei Alexeev's personal photo archive (The First Chinese Expedition, 29 August - 1 October 2011). All artefacts will be available for viewing in the Compendium's respective volumes after the completion of the fully integrated iconographic database. Some of the artefacts will be represented by several figures (offering a general view and details). |
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