Collection

Statue of a nagini, female water deity

Made:
1801-1900 in Nepal
Brass statue of a nagini, spirit of the water, Nepalese Brass statue of a nagini, spirit of the water, Nepalese Brass statue of a nagini, spirit of the water, Nepalese
Brass statue of a nagini, spirit of the water, Nepalese Brass statue of a nagini, spirit of the water, Nepalese Brass statue of a nagini, spirit of the water, Nepalese

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Brass statue of a nagini, spirit of the water, Nepalese
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Brass statue of a nagini, spirit of the water, Nepalese
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Brass statue of a nagini, spirit of the water, Nepalese
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Brass statue of a nagini (female naga), a half-human, half-snake spirit of the water, Nepalese, 1801-1900

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A79277
Materials:
complete and brass
Measurements:
overall: 194 mm x 117 mm x 115 mm
type:
statue
credit:
Stead

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