Statue of Hindu goddess Saraswati

Made:
1801-1900 in Nepal
maker:
Unknown

Statue of Hindu goddess Saraswati(?), gilt brass, Nepalese, 1801-1900

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A135469
Materials:
brass (gilt), turquoise and glass
Measurements:
overall: 1065 mm
statue: 415 mm x 273 mm,
base: 360 mm,
type:
statue
credit:
Oriental Art Museum

Parts

Statue of Hindu goddess Saraswati(?), gilt brass, Nepalese, 1801-1900

Statue of Hindu goddess Saraswati

Statue of Hindu goddess Saraswati(?), gilt brass, Nepalese, 1801-1900

Measurements:
base: 360 mm,
overall: 1065 mm
statue: 415 mm x 273 mm,
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy) , gilt , glass and turquoise
Object Number:
A135469/1
type:
statue
Statue of Hindu goddess Saraswati(?), gilt brass, Nepalese, 1801-1900

Statue of Hindu goddess Saraswati

Statue of Hindu goddess Saraswati(?), gilt brass, Nepalese, 1801-1900

Measurements:
base: 360 mm,
overall: 1065 mm
statue: 415 mm x 273 mm,
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy) , gilt , glass and turquoise
Object Number:
A135469/2
type:
statue

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