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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure SSA-ind-022. God Shiva accompanied by his wife Parvati (Uma-Maheshwara sacred union motif), holding trisula (trident) in his right back hand and the rearing naga hooded cobra in his left back hand; flying (?) male deity (hero?) holding two confronted, rearing naga hooded cobras in both hands (Nagasakha motif) surrounded by the several anthropomorphic, ophiocaude (serpent-tailed) nagas with their long swirling squamous (scaly) lower limbs terminating with the heads of serpents, sporting the stylised cobra hoods (?), and lying face down in the submission (reverence?) poses with their tails intertwined. |
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| Stone | High relief (Harshat Mata Tem-ple, dvaratorana's lintel, carved deco-ration, detail) |
Unknown | Gurjara-Pratihara Dynasty, 700s- 800s AD |
Abhaneri, Rajasthan, North-West India | National Museum, New Delhi, Inven- tory № 69.133 |
| Source-Image(s): The image(s) is/are from Alexei Alexeev's personal photo archive (The First Indian Expedition, 27 January - 6 March 2013). All artefacts will be available for viewing in the Compendium's respective volumes after the completion of the fully integrated iconographic database. Some of the artefacts will be represented by several figures (offering a general view and details). |
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