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Manasa, The Snake Goddess

c. 1890

Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat

Medium
Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paper
Measurements
Secondary Support: 35.4 x 27.5 cm (13 15/16 x 10 13/16 in.); Painting only: 33 x 25.3 cm (13 x 9 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward 2003.106
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A vertically oriented tempera and graphite painting depicts Manasa, a woman with medium-light skin tone standing atop a coiled, dark-blue cobra. Facing us against a yellow background, she holds snakes in her outstretched hands while others wrap around her arms. She wears a red sari with white trim and silver jewelry, her head topped by two small serpents. A thick orange-red border frames the scene, rendered in flat, bold colors.

Manasa, The Snake Goddess

c. 1890

Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat

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