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SculpturePediment depicting Garuda and Naga
Vishanu is the guardian of the universe. He has two mouths: Garuda and Naga. Both appear on this pediment. Garuda is the mouth when he travels to palces, whereas Naga is his bed when he sleeps on the milk sea.
SculptureVishnu
This Vishnu sculpture can be seen as a good example of costumes in Central Java art. He wears a tube-shaped crown with five bands of Pala style and a sash of Southern India art. He wears a cloth that is short on one side and long on the other, which is one clothing style in Pala art. he wears a jewelly belt of pala style and a crossing sash of Southern India art. It should be noted that costumes in the Central Java art are usually the misture between Pala and Southern India arts.
SculptureHarihara
One important aspect of eastern Java sculpture is the back started to feature “Bua leaf” which is a unique feature of this period. Besides, sculptures were also decorated fully with ornaments and flowers. Jewellry earrings and “Yatchayopreweet” were decoaretd with pearls and flowers and so was the belt.
SculptureVishnu on Garuda from Belahan
Garuda in this period has a long and protuding mouth, shows a ferocious expressing, turns the face to the side and shows unsemestry movements. These characteristics all represent the essence of being “Eastern Java”.
SculptureVishnu
Vishnu image with cylindrical crown (Kiritamakuta) is typical to Pre-Angkorian period. Vishnu has four arms holding attributes including disc and conch of the upper hands as well as the club and the earth of the lower hands. He wears Sompot, in the front of which there are two fish-tail-liked tassels anticipating the later style of Angkorian period.
SculptureCarved of Vishnu at Prasat Kravan
The sculpture is the image of god Vishnu with 1 head and 8 arms surrounded by the male and female angels and deities. Lord Vishnu wears a headgear with the conical ringed tiara. He wears the striped brocade at the knees level. In the front, the seam is in the large curved pattern. Underneath the curved seam is the large belt, next is the 2 layers stacked anchors with one end fall to the ground.
SculptureCarved of Vishnu Trivikrama at Prasat Kravan
Lord Vishnu wears a headgear with the conical ringed tiara. His 4 hand hold 4 different objects as follow; The front right hand holds a padma (lotus), the front left hand holds gada (mace), the back right holds a sudarshana chakra, and the back left hand holds a shankha (conch shell). He wears the striped brocade at the knees level. In the front, the seam is in the large curved pattern. Underneath the curved seam is the large belt, next is the 2 layers stacked anchors with one end fall to the ground. The right foot is supported by the lotus. Underneath the statue sees the figure of the female deity, Bhumi Devi holds lotus in her hand. The left foot is on the base. To the left of the devi figure is a smaller humanoid figure in the palms pressed together in a prayer-like, he is presumably Mahabali.
SculptureCarved of Garuda Vahana at Prasat Kravan
Lord Vishnu wears a headgear with the conical ringed tiara. His 4 hand hold 4 different objects as follow; The front right hand holds a padma (lotus), the front left hand holds gada (mace), the back right holds a sudarshana chakra, and the back left hand holds a shankha (conch shell). He wears the striped brocade at the knees level. In the front, the seam is in the large curved pattern. The Sculpture depicts as Vishnu sitting on the top of the winged humanoid creature with bird feathers covered the outer part of the body, presumably to be Garuda, the vahana (mount) of Lord Vishnu.
