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9th November 2021, 11:48 AM | #1 |
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mysterious creature
Hello! What kind of creature do you think is depicted on the knuckle guard of this Khanjarli?
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9th November 2021, 05:48 PM | #2 |
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Very nice piece, Dmitry!
It's a humanized fat-tailed gecko, I'm sure... Any chance it might be a composite of several features? Regards, Kai |
9th November 2021, 09:15 PM | #3 |
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It could be Matsya, a reincarnation of the goddess Vishnu who saved the world from flood. I would date it early to mid 18th century. Nice piece!
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10th November 2021, 01:13 AM | #4 |
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Vishnu was a god: male.
Matsya by definition is a "fish". The creature does not look like one. |
10th November 2021, 03:17 PM | #5 |
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Scorpion?
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10th November 2021, 03:56 PM | #6 |
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Ask Erich von Däniken!
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11th November 2021, 12:21 AM | #7 |
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Vishnu does have a (transgender?) female avatar, Mohini, who is a seductress. He/she seduces Shiva in an attempt to make the latter more worldly. They may have had a son, Ayyappa. All this is very confusing because Mohini did not have a uterus and may have given birth from her thigh. Long story short, there are representations of Vishnu/Mohini that are female.
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11th November 2021, 08:40 AM | #8 |
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Many thanks to everyone for their opinions.
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