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Makara

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Date: c. 800 - c. 900
Medium: andesite
Institution: Rijksmuseum

This mythical beast, together with a second, similar figure, originally flanked the main entrance to Candi Bubrah, the shrine to the south of the Buddhist complex of Candi Sewu. The trunk of this makara gradually transforms into a lion-like monster, while a man emerges from its mouth.

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