Antique bronze statue of the Hindu Deity Garuda in human form sitting in the lotus position.
Garuda, in Hindu mythology is is half bird and half human, vehicle of Vishnu and enemy of all snakes.
This statue would have been made using the loss wax technique where the statue is firs crafted from wax, a mould is created using the wax statue and then molten bronze is poured into the mould melting the wax.
Garuda, in Hindu mythology is is half bird and half human, vehicle of Vishnu and enemy of all snakes.
This statue would have been made using the loss wax technique where the statue is firs crafted from wax, a mould is created using the wax statue and then molten bronze is poured into the mould melting the wax.