Description: Chinese 清中期鎏金大鹏金翅鸟 / Tibet Buddhist Garuda Bronze statue / The Garuda is a guardian god of the Buddhist religion, and is a well known influential religious figure, especially in the Eastern Asia. There are other Garuda statues in a museum in Shanghai as well as in England. The seal on the bottom of the statue clearly proves its origin from the Tibet Qing dynasty (大清: 1636-1912). People during that period used to put pieces of scented leaves or talisman in the statue for spiritual and religious purposes. /// size: 8.07 x 8.85 inches