Indian Temple Fragment of a Feline

Yellow beast sticks its tongue out, with bulging eyes and a black mustache for emphasis.

This temple fragment of a feline is Jain, from Kutch District, Gujarat, India, and dates to the 19th century. It is carved & painted stone. Manusyaloka paintings, also called Maps of the Human World, show the universe as a cosmic wheel of time in which individual lives are only pin pricks. Crouching carved beast with a shaggy yellow mane, big round eyes under bushy brows and a black mustache. Its tongue hangs out over a blue-painted base, and the paws are splayed forward with worn, chipped paint. It is 10 inches wide, 11 deep and 7 high.

Silly on purpose, and entirely successful.