Artist: unknown
Title: The Great Stupa/Mount Meru at Borobudur, makara on gateway,
detail
Material: local volcanic rock
Site: Borobudur, Central Java, Indonesia
Current Location: in situ
Period/Date: ca. end of the 8th - beginning of the 9th century,
under the Shailendra Dynasty
Iconography/Iconology: (see previous screens)
The gems and treasures spewing from the makara's mouth
reinforce the sense of well-being and abundace that the makara implies.
Stylistic Comments:
