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12th January 2014, 10:00 AM
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Dear Ibrahiim, Please review the images you presented the forum more closely. Some of these creatures in the images you present go by other names such as Leogryph, Yali or Sardula which have a Lion or Leo like face....the mane is hard to miss too. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yali_(Hindu_mythology) There is a relationship between the Leogryph and the Makara as noted with the link and also seen in item 04.1.116 from the National musuem of Afghanistan. I can sometimes see a Makara face on some quillon ends but very rarely the pommel of a Kastane...the presence of a trunk on a Makara should be key to correct identification, not a beak, a floral motif or an upturned lip some times seen on the Leogryph/Yali or Sardula and they should not be mistaken for a Makara. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makara_(Hindu_mythology) https://www.google.com.au/search?q=s...w=1280&bih=622 Gavin Last edited by SwordsAntiqueWeapons; 12th January 2014 at 10:23 AM. |
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