EditorialSarasvati, Goddess of Wisdom, Holding a Book and a Water Pot. Nepal; Kathmandu Valley. Date: 901 AD-1000. Dimensions: 22.9 x 8 x 5.1 cm (9 x 3 1/8 x 2 in.). Gilt copper alloy with semiprecious stones. Origin: Kathmandu Valley.
EditorialVishnu with His Consorts, Lakshmi and Sarasvati, India (Bihar or West Bengal) or Bangladesh, Pala period, Date 11th12th century, India (Bihar or West Bengal) or Bangladesh, Black stone, H. 7 ft. 2 in. (218.4 cm); W. 53 11/16 in. (136.3 cm); D. 1 7/8 in...
EditorialVishnu Standing between His Consorts, Lakshmi and Sarasvati, India (Tamil Nadu), Nayaka period, Date 17th18th century, India (Tamil Nadu), Ivory, 5 3/4 x 1 7/8 in. (14.6 x 4.8 cm), Sculpture.
EditorialMarble relief figure of Sarasvati, from Malwa, central India, early 11th. Although better known as a Hindu goddess, her cult is equally popular among the Jains. Sarasvati is a benign goddess associated with knowledge, music and learning. OA 18803349.
EditorialSarasvati, Goddess of Wisdom, Holding a Book and a Water Pot. Nepal; Kathmandu Valley. Date: 901 AD-1000. Dimensions: 22.9 x 8 x 5.1 cm (9 x 3 1/8 x 2 in.). Gilt copper alloy with semiprecious stones. Origin: Kathmandu Valley.
EditorialSarasvati, Goddess of Wisdom, Holding a Book and a Water Pot. Nepal; Kathmandu Valley. Date: 901 AD-1000. Dimensions: 22.9 x 8 x 5.1 cm (9 x 3 1/8 x 2 in.). Gilt copper alloy with semiprecious stones. Origin: Kathmandu Valley.
EditorialGoddesses Lakshmi and Sarasvati, 1800s. India, Calcutta, Kalighat painting, 19th century. Black ink, watercolor, and tin paint on paper; secondary support: 40.5 x 30 cm (15 15/16 x 11 13/16 in.); painting only: 45.3 x 28.4 cm (17 13/16 x 11 3/16 in.).
EditorialSarasvati, Goddess of Wisdom, Holding a Book and a Water Pot. Nepal; Kathmandu Valley. Date: 901 AD-1000. Dimensions: 22.9 x 8 x 5.1 cm (9 x 3 1/8 x 2 in.). Gilt copper alloy with semiprecious stones. Origin: Kathmandu Valley.
EditorialManuscript Cover with Vishnu Flanked by Lakshmi and Sarasvati, 14th century, Nepal (Kathmandu Valley), Distemper on wood, Overall: 1 7/8 x 13 1/16 in. (4.7 x 33.2 cm), Paintings, This cover depicts a standing four-armed Vishnu mounted on Garuda, his ha...
EditorialInscribed stele with the yakshi Ambika, Paramara dynasty, 1034. Ambika is worshipped by both Hindus and Jains. This statue is an extraordinary document because it gives the date, 1034-35, and the name of scribe and donor, a woman named Sosa. According ...