Dvarapala

The door guardian (dvarapala) is complete from the hip upwards. The right hand is raised in a gesture of protection (abhaya mudra); the left hand rests on the hip. Wearing a coronet of the conventional karanda-makuta type; makara-kundala ear pendants; a broad torque; waistband; sacred cord tied with a bow;

Kind

artefact

Date

795–904 CE