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A photograph of a glazed ceramic lion-dog figurine, sculpted in a seated pose with open mouth, bulging eyes, curled mane and raised paw, finished in cream, ochre-yellow and green glaze with weathered crackled surface. It sits on a dark wooden pedestal against a plain white background, with a small purple logo at upper left. No people are visible.

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A photograph of a carved and painted wooden lion sculpture standing on a blue-painted plinth in a dim doorway. The lion has a mane of curled carvings, bared fangs, a raised front paw with a bracelet-like band, and blue and red painted floral motifs along its body. A small wooden bench or ledge sits behind it beside a dark wooden door and a rolled metal shutter. No people are visible.2009-08-08November 09 20062006-11-09August 08 20092009-08-08August 08 20092009-08-08Close view of a weathered stone carving of a lion-like guardian creature projecting from a temple beam or bracket, with a fierce open-mouthed face, bulging eyes, mane rendered in carved ridges, and paws gripping below. Greenish and pinkish mineral staining shows on the sandstone. Above it a carved stone beam runs across the frame. No people are visible.2018-03-17A dark bronze figurine of a mythical lion-like guardian creature stands on a dark carved wooden base against a plain white wall, with a folded Malayalam newspaper lying behind it on a light marble surface. The creature has a flared mane with swirling carved scrollwork, a snarling open mouth with fangs, a curled tail, and raised clawed forelegs. No people are visible in the scene.2006-11-10A painted wooden statue of a seated deity with a white face, large round eyes and a red-tipped snout, wearing a red and gold embroidered upper garment, a yellow floral-patterned lower cloth and gold anklets. It holds a golden staff with a curled top in one hand and a small hand gesture near the chest, with a yellow-and-orange snake coiled around its arm. The figure sits on a turquoise and red wooden seat in front of a brick wall, beside a painted blue-green wooden frame and a metal shutter at left. The statue appears to be a deity murti rather than a living person.Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityNovember 09 20062006-11-09June 15 20092009-06-15October 15 20082008-10-15A photograph of an architectural carved bracket beneath a wooden roof eave. A white and gold painted mythical lion-like guardian figure with red eyes and a swirling mane rears over a small black elephant with gold and red trappings, its front paw raised. The wooden beams are dark brown and the adjacent wall is white. No people are visible and no a person depiction appears in the scene.2006-11-09