Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - The Sinhalese Kastane: Its Development, Decoration and Symbolism

Ibrahiim al Balooshi · 12th September 2017, 11:23 AM

To show further the broad regional influence of Makara Design/ Decoration. From Tibet and China in pictures below.

WITH SUCH A VAST DISTRIBUTION THE QUESTION HAS TO BE FROM WHERE DID THE MAKARA ON THE SENDAI ORIGINATE? ...SINCE HERE ARE 10 COUNTRIES IN THE FRAME WITH STONE CARVINGS ~

Makara in the Nanpaya Temple, Bagan, Borneo.
Makara at Sambor Prei Kuk Temple, Kampong Thom Town, Cambodia.
Makara in the north of the Qi dynasty (EC 550-577) in China.
Makara and Kirtimukha protecting the portal of the Chennakesava Temple in Belur, India.
Sculptures of Makara at Candi Kalasan Temple, Indonesia.
Makara in Wat (Temple) ThatPhun, Vientiane, Laos.
Makara of the seventh century AD. in the National Museum of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Makara and Kirtimukha at the Hindu Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Makara with Nagas, Wat (Temple) Suthat, Bangkok, Thailand.
Cham Naga god coming out of Makara's mouth at the National History Museum of Vietnam.

12th September 2017, 11:23 AM	#187
Ibrahiim al Balooshi Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Buraimi Oman, on the border with the UAE Posts: 4,408	To show further the broad regional influence of Makara Design/ Decoration. From Tibet and China in pictures below. WITH SUCH A VAST DISTRIBUTION THE QUESTION HAS TO BE FROM WHERE DID THE MAKARA ON THE SENDAI ORIGINATE? ...SINCE HERE ARE 10 COUNTRIES IN THE FRAME WITH STONE CARVINGS ~ Makara in the Nanpaya Temple, Bagan, Borneo. Makara at Sambor Prei Kuk Temple, Kampong Thom Town, Cambodia. Makara in the north of the Qi dynasty (EC 550-577) in China. Makara and Kirtimukha protecting the portal of the Chennakesava Temple in Belur, India. Sculptures of Makara at Candi Kalasan Temple, Indonesia. Makara in Wat (Temple) ThatPhun, Vientiane, Laos. Makara of the seventh century AD. in the National Museum of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Makara and Kirtimukha at the Hindu Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal. Makara with Nagas, Wat (Temple) Suthat, Bangkok, Thailand. Cham Naga god coming out of Makara's mouth at the National History Museum of Vietnam. Attached Images Last edited by Ibrahiim al Balooshi; 12th September 2017 at 02:00 PM.