"What immediately drew me to this piece was the fine muted multi-coloured painting which I had never seen in a painted copper piece before.  The details of the piece are absolutely marvelous; from the third eye boring out of Garuda's forehead, his stunning eyes with tufts of hair for eyebrows, his magnificent crown, the garland of severed heads around his neck, his foot an ankle bracelet to his large talon like toe.  Then, I turned the piece over and noticed its' true essence, the back of the sculpture was full of details as well; finely painted coloured wings, a lion, elephant and man found between them with two protruding arms which circle out to the front.  The piece is a technical achievement as well because of all its inter-connecting pieces; the two wings, the Garuda that comes off of the man, the man that comes off of the base and the arch but yet when put together the piece is solid."
Brenda, Dharma Sculpture

The Garuda is comprised of 6 separate pieces; 2 wings, the arch, the base, the man Garuda stands upon and the fine figure of Garuda.  The separate pieces allow the artist to concentrate entirely on the each aspect of the piece during casting.  The piece is entirely hand painted with soft, muted colors which is rare to find in Nepali Metal industry.  Usually only portions of the entire piece are painted.  The paint adds to the wonderful craftsmanship of the copper casting.

Garuda is a man bird, the vehicle of Lord Vishnu.  In the Buddhist Pantheon, he may serve as the vehicle for Amoghasiddhi.  He is almost always represented as human, except for large wings which fold out from his shoulders.  In this piece he is represented with the head of a bird.

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