Statue of Dhanvantari, India, 2005

Made:: 2005 in Calcutta

maker:: Sacred Source

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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

Materials:: paint, plaster

type:: figurine

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visual and verbal communication
sculpture

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