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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure SSA-ind-036. Large pentacephalic rearing naga hooded cobra emerging from behind the turban of the nagaraja (?) flanked by two frontal anthropomorphic, ophiocaude (serpent-tailed) naginis holding torches. The artwork was donated by the person with the ophionymic identity: bhikkhuni (nun) Naga. |
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| Red-brown sandstone |
High relief (Vedika pillar, uncertain original structural location, middle medallion, carved decoration, detail) |
Unknown | Stupa built during Maurya Dynasty, Ashoka the Great (r. 268-232 BC), 250s-230s BC (?)/ extensively upgraded during Shunga Dy-nasty, 125-100 BC |
Bharhut, Madhya Pradesh, Central India |
Indian Museum, Kolkata, Inven- tory № ? |
| 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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