"Bronze Statue Of The Vishnu God Overhanging Garuda. Khmer Empire, Cambodia XVIII"
Bronze statue of the god Vishnu riding Garuda. Coin originating in Cambodia (Khmer Empire) and dating from the 18th century. Man-bird of Hindu mythology then Buddhist, Garuda is the vâhana (mount or vehicle) of the god Vishnu. All the gods had a vâhana.