A 10th century bronze ritual ewer, probably from Bihar, titled "Ritual Ewer with Manasa, the Snake Goddess," roughly five inches high. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession 1987.142.340, Asian Art department, given by Samuel Eilenberg in 1987 as part of his named collection.
Facts
Origins
Date of Creation Subject Matter
Depicted SubjectManasa, the snake goddess venerated chiefly in Bengal for protection against snakebite 1 Custody
Current LocationThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 1 Current CustodianThe Metropolitan Museum of Art 1 Custody HistorySamuel Eilenberg Collection, Gift of Samuel Eilenberg, 1987 1 Attributions
TraditionHinduism (regional Bengali snake-goddess devotion) 1 Medium (class) Physical Form
DimensionsH. 5 5/16 in. (13.5 cm) 1 Rights and Reproduction
Reproduction and CopyrightThe Metropolitan Museum of Art has designated this work as being in the public domain and makes it available through its Open Access policy; no permission is required for reproduction. 1 Connections
Associated With
Bihar, Regions This source names Bihar directly: "bronze ritual ewer, probably from Bihar, titled "Ritual Ewer with Manasa, the Snake Goddess," roughly five inches high."
Source Ritual Ewer with Manasa, the Snake Goddess, accession 1987.142.340 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Belongs to Tradition
Source Ritual Ewer with Manasa, the Snake Goddess, accession 1987.142.340 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Depicts
The Met's own title for this ewer names the subject outright, "Ritual Ewer with Manasa, the Snake Goddess," a narrative identification rather than a bare tag.
Source Ritual Ewer with Manasa, the Snake Goddess, accession 1987.142.340 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Originated In
Bihar, Regions Source Ritual Ewer with Manasa, the Snake Goddess, accession 1987.142.340 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
India, Regions Source Ritual Ewer with Manasa, the Snake Goddess, accession 1987.142.340 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Sources
1. Ritual Ewer with Manasa, the Snake Goddess, accession 1987.142.340 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Metropolitan Museum of Art- accession 1987.142.340
catalogue record, medium/object-type description
A 10th century bronze ritual ewer, probably from Bihar, titled "Ritual Ewer with Manasa, the Snake Goddess," roughly five inches high.
- Originated In: Bihar, Stored region property on this entity, cited to this source: Bihar (probable)
- Originated In: India, Stored country property on this entity, cited to this source: India
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