Manasa, The Snake Goddess

Date

c. 1890

Medium

Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paper

Origin

Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat

Collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

Nearest in the field

• Yasoda Holding Krishna and Radha
• The Goddess Ganga, from a Kalighat album
• Vishnu on Ananta, the Endless Serpent
• Ganesha-Janani (Mother of Ganesh)
• Trivikramapada (Three Steps of Vishnu)
• Garuda Carrying Balarama and Krishna (verso), from a Kalighat album
• Lakshmi and Sarasvati
• Parivati Placing a Wedding Garland on Shiva (verso)

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