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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure SSA-ind-024. Goddess of snakes, fertility, and prosperity Manasa Devi (also known as Vishahara (Destroyer of Poison), Nitya (Eternal), Jaratkaru or Padmavati) and the younger sister of the great serpent Vasuki, sitting under the protective canopy of five hooded cobra heads and holding the sacred attributes of god Shiva: damaru (hourglass-shaped drum), entwined by the rearing naga hooded cobra in her right back hand and trisula (trident) in her left back hand. |
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Artist/Workshop: | Historical/Art Period, Date: |
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| Stone | Sculpture (Carved statue) |
Unknown | Somavamshi (Ke-shari) Dynasty, 900-1000 AD |
Cuttack, Odisha, East India |
Odisha State Muse-um, Bhubaneshwar, Inventory № ? |
| 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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