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Kala-Makara Motif

Keywords : My Son, Makara, Kala, Kala

Site common nameTra Kieu
Type of artworkSculpture
Province/CityHo Chi Minh
StateHo Chi Minh
CountryVietnam
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : 10.788056
Long : 106.704722

ArtBecause the Indian-Chava influence started to feature again in My Son A1, the patterns on Rahu or dragon, populsr in Chava art, came into popularity again. However, kala-makala motif in My Son A1 has distinctive feature. Makala comes out of the ear of kala. Besides, it spits out chamois on both sides
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodMy Son A1
Age15 Century Be.

Type of LicenseAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
RightsPrincess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation2015-06-00
Record creatorChedha Tingsanchali