The Antiquities of Orissa v1.c10.255.3

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In the same way, the "goose throne", (*Haṁsa siṁhāsana*), was so called from having figures of geese carved on the frame and on the feet. It was made of *śāla* wood, mounted with gold, topazes and agates, and lined with yellow cloth. It had twenty-one human figures for supports. The "lion throne" was made of sandal wood, mounted with gold, diamonds, mother-o-pearls, and lined with white cloth. It had, as its name implies, carvings of elephants on the frame and on the feet, and twenty-one human figures for supports. The "pitcher throne", (*Ghaṭa siṁhāsana*) was made of *campaka* wood, and mounted with gold and emeralds; it had lines of pitchers carved on the frame, lotus buds on the feet, and blue cloth for lining. Its figured supports numbered twenty-two. When the throne happened to be made of *Nima* wood (*Malea azadirachta*), mounted with gold and sapphires carved with lines of deer on the frame, and deer heads on the feet, and lined with blue cloth, it was called a "deer throne", (*Mṛga siṁhāsana*). And when it happened to be made of the *Mesua ferrea* wood, mounted with gold and diverse kinds of jewels, lined with various coloured cloth, and carved with figures of horses, and horses' heads at the feet, it was called a "horse throne", (*Haya siṁhāsana*). It had seventyfour human figures for supports. Besides these the Garuḍa throne, (*Garuḍāsana*), for Viṣṇu, the Bull throne, (*Vṛṣāsana*), for Śiva, and the Peacock throne for Kārtikeya, are frequently mentioned.