A Battle Standard Emblem Representing Garuda
CultureCambodian
Date10th century
MediumBronze
DimensionsOverall: 5 1/2 inches (13.97 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust with the assistance of the Hallmark Oriental Endowment Fund and the exchange of the bequest of Joseph H. Heil
Object number88-27
On View
On viewGallery Location
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Collections
Exhibition HistoryNo known exhibition history at this time.
This energetic figure combines the characteristics of a man and a bird. He represents Garuda, the great eagle-like bird who serves as the mount for the Hindu god Vishnu. Since Southeast Asian kings often identified themselves with Vishnu, this Garuda was probably intended to be a symbol of the ruling king. Its size suggests it could have been mounted on a standard, to serve as royal regalia and to be carried in battle.
With James Freeman, Kyoto, Japan, by 1988;
Purchased from James Freeman by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1988.
Roger Ward and Patricia J. Fidler, eds., The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art: A Handbook of the Collection (New York: Hudson Hills Press, in association with Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 1993), 392, (repro.).
Deborah Emont Scott, ed., The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art: A Handbook of the Collection, 7th ed. (Kansas City, MO: Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 2008), 283, fig. 9, (repro.).
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