Antique Marble Temple Guardian Manote Thiha
Antique Marble Temple Guardian Manote Thiha
AGE: – 18th – 19th Century
CONSTRUCTION: – Alabaster
HEIGHT: – 34.5
WIDTH: – 20.5
DEPTH: – 20.5
WEIGHT: – 13.45 kg.
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Burmese Antique Marble Temple Guardian Manote Thiha – A mythological, supernatural creature in Burmese folklore and myth. Manotethiha is shown with a lions hindquarters, a man’s torso, and the head of a nat.
Legend has it that the mythological creature Manote Thiha was brought to life by Buddhist monks in the 3rd century A.D., to protect the Mon people from the demons of the jungle ogre referred to as Taw Belu, he terrorized the countryside by eating small children. His powerful rival Nan Belu also referred to as Galon, is similar in appearance to the Garuda and was a powerful rival of the jungle ogre.
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