TEAK

c. 1920

The Makara is a mythical aquatic creature that combines the body of a crocodile with the head of a lion and the trunk of an elephant. One of India’s most ancient symbols, harking back more than two thousand years  to a time when the natural world  was seen as both symbol and reality, and fantastic creatures were invented to express the complexity of nature. The Makara is considered auspicious and purifying by Hindus and related to fertility. he is the vehicle (vahana) of Varuna, god of the waters of heaven and earth, and the emblem of Kama, the god of love.

Sizes (cms): 80 (H) x 62 (W) x 20 (D)

Sizes (inches): 31.4 (H) x 24.4 (W) x 7.9 (D)