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Statue of Dhanvantari - Indian God of medicine. Front three quarter view. Black background.
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Statue of Dhanvantari, painted plaster figurine of Indian Hindu god of medicine, supplied by Sacred Source, Crozet, USA, 2005
A painted plaster statue of Dhanvantari, the Hindu god of medicine. Dhanvantari is said to have revealed the secrets of Ayurveda, and here he is shown carrying the elixir of life in a white container. Today, Ayurvedic doctors and their patients belong to many faiths.
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- Category:
- Asian Medicine
- Object Number:
- 2005-677
- type:
- figurine
- taxonomy:
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- visual and verbal communication
- sculpture
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