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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure SSA-ind-052. The nimbate Buddha Shakyamuni holding his right hand in vitarkamudra and blessing the freshly converted anthropomorphic water-dwelling nagaraja Apalala, his nagini queen consort, and the retinue, all sporting the monocephalic cobra hoods, holding their hands in anjalimudra, and emerging from the waters of the Suvastu (Swat) River in the general attitude of submission, respect and veneration. |
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| Stone | High relief (Architectural panel, carved decoration, detail) | Unknown | TBD | TBD | 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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