9.Toraṇa terminal with makara, lion, and rider
- 3rd century
- Reportedly Kesanapalli, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh
- Baudhasri Archaeological Museum, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh
Among the most spectacular aspects of the great gateways (toraṇas) marking the entrances to stūpa pathways apart from sheer grandeur and scale-were the wondrous animals that projected from the ends of the gateway crossbars. This toraṇa terminal depicts a lion with a diminutive human rider leaping from the tail of a sea monster (makara).
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