Frederic, LouisPhotographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham2019-10-152019-10-151959IM-1021http://hdl.handle.net/1885/176854This figure, remotely derived from the Pallava lion, of which it retains the collar-like mane, has a human face. Two fangs stick out from its mouth and it wears earrings. The theme is very rare in Indian iconography.35mmmounted transparencyb&wimage/tiffen-AUChola, Pandya, etc.architecturestone sculpturebook scanPandya: Chidambaram, Sanctuary, Sphinx2019-10-15This item is provided for research purposes. Contact the Australian National University Archives at butlin.archives@anu.edu.au for permission to use.