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Man and Serpent

early 1900s

Japan, Meiji period

(1868–1912)
Medium
ivory
Measurements
Overall: 10.8 cm (4 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. David R. Weir 1984.1123
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Not on view
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A light cream ivory sculpture depicts a bald man who bends his right knee over a coiled snake. He balances on his left leg while holding his right arm above his head, palm down. His left hand holds a cylinder. He wears robes decorated with brown-stained grid patterns. Eyebrows furrowed and eyes narrowed, his mouth is open. The snake rests on a textured base beneath the figure's raised foot.

Man and Serpent

early 1900s

Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)

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