A large silver palanquin pole finial with Makara head, South India, circa 1800, the mythical creature depicted with open mouth bearing fangs, raised trunk and bulging eyes, 17cm high x 10.7cm diam x 22.6cm, weight 1420 grams. Provenance: The Geoffrey and Fay Elliot collection. Simon Ray Indian and Islamic Works of Art, 2004Note: The makara is a mythical aquatic creature which combines the body of a crocodile with the head of a lion and trunk of an elephant. He is the vehivle of Varuna, god of the waters heaven and earth and the emblem of Yama, the god of love. A large silver palanquin pole finial with Makara head, South India, circa 1800, the mythical creature depicted with open mouth bearing fangs, raised trunk and bulging eyes, 17cm high x 10.7cm diam x 22.6cm, weight 1420 grams. Provenance: The Geoffrey and Fay Elliot collection. Simon Ray Indian and Islamic Works of Art, 2004Note: The makara is a mythical aquatic creature which combines the body of a crocodile with the head of a lion and trunk of an elephant. He is the vehivle of Varuna, god of the waters heaven and earth and the emblem of Yama, the god of love.