carved in the round, the beast depicted standing foursquare with a large saddle blanket over the mid-section, carved to each side with a pair of bats soaring above rocks and waves, the top of the blanket with a central medallion encircled by eight incised C-scrolls within a lobed double-line border, the hindquarters harnessed in trappings of jewels and tassels, the stone a pale green with russet inclusions