Object Number | 29-64-5 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Indian |
Provenience | India | Mathura |
Date Made | 1st Century - 2nd Century |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Mathura Sandstone | Red Sandstone |
Technique | Relief | Carved |
Iconography | Naga (Snake) | Abhaya Mudra | Flask |
Description | Relief. Naga with a flask. Of the characteristic Mathura mottled sandstone. Standing Naga in human form with the right hand in abhaya mudra ("fearlessness") and the left holding a small flask. Over the head rise seven cobra heads forming a sort of hood and giving the appearance of a halo. |
Height | 25 cm |
Width | 24 cm |
Depth | 6 cm |
Credit Line | Alexander Scott Expedition to India, 1915-1918 |
Other Number | 1 - Other Number | 22 - Other Number |
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