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Lion with both paws raising from Tra Kieu

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Site common nameTra Kieu
Type of artworkSculpture
Village-
CountryVietnam

History of productionTra Kieu is the temple in the middle of the city Simhapura, the capital during the period of My Son A1. Already collapsed, the temple was dedicated to Shiva. The sculptures discovered here are various, including the dancing figures and the animals in dynamic moving posture.
ArtMost of animal figures found at Tra Kieu are normally in dynamic movement, typical to this period. The lion figure of this period is also in the moving posture. The lion with the goat’s horn is called Vyala in Indian art.
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodMy Son A1
Age10th century
ReligionBrahmanism-Hinduism

Type of LicenseAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
RightsPrincess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation2015-02-00
Record creatorChedha Tingsanchali