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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 9553099, member: 2844&quot;]They are beautiful. Not exactly ancient, but certainly centuries old.</p><p>The spouts represent Makaras, Hindu-Buddhist protective mythical animals.</p><p><br /></p><p>More on Kathmandu&#039;s water wells:</p><p><a href="https://kathmandupost.com/editorial/2019/08/19/kathmandu-valley-s-water-system-is-a-gift-from-the-past" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://kathmandupost.com/editorial/2019/08/19/kathmandu-valley-s-water-system-is-a-gift-from-the-past" rel="nofollow">https://kathmandupost.com/editorial/2019/08/19/kathmandu-valley-s-water-system-is-a-gift-from-the-past</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://nepalitimes.com/here-now/water-of-the-ages" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://nepalitimes.com/here-now/water-of-the-ages" rel="nofollow">https://nepalitimes.com/here-now/water-of-the-ages</a></p><p><br /></p><p>There doesn&#039;t seem to be much local interest in them. Kathmandu is full of monuments and carvings, and craftspeople would rather make your average souvenirs.</p><p>But you could commission them from Javanese or Balinese stone carvers, they are much more flexible when it comes to special orders. This is a familiar style for them, Javanese Hindu-Buddhist art is closely related to Indian/Nepali art, and they know Makaras.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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