Temple Guardian

Temple Guardian

Date18th century
Mediumwood, corbel from temple architecture
Dimensionsobject: 9 1/2 × 6 7/8 × 18 in. (24.1 × 17.5 × 45.7 cm)
ClassificationSCULPTURE
Credit LineSBMA, Gift of Narendra and Rita Parson Family Trust
Object number2016.34.1
Subject(s)
  • temples
  • architecture
  • religion
Collection
  • Asian
Sub-Collection(s)
  • Indian
On View
Not on view
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India
18th century
Pilgrimage to Mt. Shatrunjaya
India, Rajasthan or Gujarat
ca.1900
Head of Ni-O (Buddhist Gate Guardian)
Japan
Muromachi Period (1392-1573)
Head of Ni-O (Buddhist Gate Guardian)
Japan
Muromachi Period (1392 - 1573)
Civil War Camp
UNKNOWN
ca. 1863
Pewter Vase and Flowers
Karl STRUSS
ca. 1910, printed 1981
Hanging Temple Lamp with Gajalakshmi
India, Kerala
16th century
Guardian Lion
China
Northern Wei period (386-535)
Garuda, the Man-Bird as a Guardian King
Indonesia, Central Java
9th-10th century
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