Title: Horned Lion (Vyala)
Object type: Figure
Date: ca. 8th century
Culture: India (Tamil Nadu)
Period: Pallava period
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: H. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); W. 2 in. (5.1 cm); D. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit line: Samuel Eilenberg Collection, Gift of Samuel Eilenberg, 1987
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Mythical Creatures