Bust of Nāga

This Nāga is depicted with a human torso terminated by a fish tail wrapped around itself. At the shoulder, the hand holds a rope attached to the torso, the attachment of a weapon.

This figure was in an Atlas-like position.

This motif can be compared to the makaras of ancient Indian art, which were sculpted on the rounded ends of the lintels of the toraṇas, as well as to the tritons of Hellenistic art, which are found in this posture in the corners of the frontons.