Set of Three Shrine Ornaments with Two Crocodiles (Makara) and a Serpent King (Nagaraja)

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Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Asia

Title

Set of Three Shrine Ornaments with Two Crocodiles (Makara) and a Serpent King (Nagaraja)

Place

Nepal (Object made in)

Date

1501–1700

Medium

Gilt copper worked in repoussé, with traces of red pigment

Dimensions

A: 33.4 × 41.7 × 11.9 cm (13 3/16 × 16 3/8 × 4 11/16 in.); B: 48.2 × 33.3 × 9.6 cm (18 15/16 × 13 1/8 × 3 13/16 in.); 33.3 × 39 × 10.4 cm (13 1/8 × 15 3/8 × 4 1/8 in.)

Credit Line

Russell Tyson Fund

Reference Number

1980.273a-c

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