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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure NAM-can-092. Mythical horned avian deity Garuda (Sanskrit, khyung or mkha lding in Tibetan) holding a snake (naga in Sanskrit, klu in Tibetan) in its beak and hands and trampling two anthropomorphic nagas. |
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Artist/Workshop: | Historical/Art Period, Date: |
Provenience: | Collection: |
| Gilded copper alloy, polychrome paint (traces) | Minature relief (Bodhisattva Maitreya's foliated mandorla, lost wax cast statue, engra- ving, detail) |
Unknown | Under Qing Dynasty Rule, 1700-1800 AD |
TBD, Tibet | Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Inventory № 918.39.3 |
| Source-Image(s): The image(s) is/are from Alexei Alexeev's personal photo archive (The First* Canadian Expedition, 6-8 September 2015, 20-21 May 2017, 1-3 September 2017, 23-24 September 2018). 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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