Kinnara
| Accession Nr.: | 51.71.1 |
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| Type: | sculpture; bronze, lead, gold and silver; statuette |
| Date of production: |
16 – 18th century (?)
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| Materials/Techniques: | bronze |
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| Dimensions: | height: 11 cm width: 6. 2 cm depth: 4. 5 cm |
A bronze celestial musician/dancer kinnara (half man, half bird) holding an instrument, a vina. Suspendable. In Hindu and Buddhist mythology, the female counterpart of the kinnara is the kinnari, the two being the eternal lovers. Their paired figure often guards the wish-granting Kalpataru tree (see Candi Pawon, Borobudur, Java).
