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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure SSA-ind-053. The anthropomorphic nagas Nanda and Upananda sporting the septacephalic cobra hoods, holding their hands in anjalimudra in the general attitude of submission, respect and veneration, and emerging from the brick-encased cisterns of warm and cold water in the Lumbini Garden just before the bathing of the newly born baby Buddha Shakyamuni, standing on a raised platform and holding his right hand in vitarkamudra (?). |
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| Red sandstone | High relief (Architectural panel, carved decoration, detail) | Unknown | Kushan Empire, 100s-200s AD |
Kankali Tila, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, Cen- tral India |
Government Museum, Mathura, Inventory № 00/H.2 |
| 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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