Wooden lacquered Yali

1500/1599

Salar Jung Museum
Hyderabad, India

A lacquered wooden Hindu mythical lion (Vyala) standing on its hid legs on a pedestal with fore legs raised up, while a stylised elephant trunk issues from the lion’s mouth to rest on the pedestal.

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Title: Wooden lacquered Yali
Date Created: 1500/1599
Location: Salar Jung Museum
Subject Keywords: Mythical animal
Type: Wooden Lacquered figure
Medium: Wood, Lacquer
School: Vijayanagara

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