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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1982.61
Title
Head of a Serpent Queen (Nagini), Fragment of a Railing Pillar
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Nagini
Classification
Architectural Elements
Work Type
architectural element
Date
1st cent. - 2nd. cent.
Places
Creation Place: South Asia, India
Period
Kushan period, c.100 BCE-250 CE
Culture
Indian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/199743

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Red Sikri sandstone; from Mathura
Dimensions
H. 20 x W. 24 x D. 15 cm (7 7/8 x 9 7/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
H. with mount: 32 cm (12 5/8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Ernest B. and Helen Pratt Dane Fund for Asian Art
Accession Year
1982
Object Number
1982.61
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Kristin A. Mortimer and William G. Klingelhofer, Harvard University Art Museums: A Guide to the Collections, Harvard University Art Museums and Abbeville Press (Cambridge and New York, 1986), no. 65, p. 64

Exhibition History

  • S424: Indian and Southeast Asian Sculpture, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 10/20/1985 - 08/01/2008

Verification Level

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