Nepalese Resin Lacquerware Mask

This image is found on the faces of many early Hindu kingdom coins symbolizing a fight for injustice. The ability to destroy evil to preserve peace has made him an iconic symbol of king's duty and power, an insignia of royalty and is thus part of state insignia in India, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia and Indonesia. His eagle-like form is shown either alone or with Vishnu, and either as a single-headed bird or a three-headed bird that watches all sides.