Fragment from the Backplate of an Icon 16th century Nepal (Kathmandu Valley) This openwork panel depicts a mélange of fantastic animals riotously placed in foliage, one upon the other: an elephant on a rocky mountain, a lion standing on his back, above a rhinoceros-like creature with bull’s head, ridden by a demigod. The beaded strapwork frame has a makara, a fantastic sea creature, as its Fragment from the Backplate of an Icon 38346

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Size: 2147px × 2779px
Photo credit: © MET/BOT / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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