Harvard Art Museums > 1982.61: Head of a Serpent Queen (Nagini), Fragment of a Railing Pillar Architectural Elements Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Head of a Serpent Queen (Nagini), Fragment of a Railing Pillar , 1982.61,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 04, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/199743. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1982.61 Title Head of a Serpent Queen (Nagini), Fragment of a Railing Pillar Other Titles Alternate Title: Nagini Classification Architectural Elements Work Type architectural element Date 1st cent. - 2nd. cent. Places Creation Place: South Asia, India Period Kushan period, c.100 BCE-250 CE Culture Indian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/199743 Physical Descriptions Medium Red Sikri sandstone; from Mathura Dimensions H. 20 x W. 24 x D. 15 cm (7 7/8 x 9 7/16 x 5 7/8 in.) H. with mount: 32 cm (12 5/8 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Ernest B. and Helen Pratt Dane Fund for Asian Art Accession Year 1982 Object Number 1982.61 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History Kristin A. Mortimer and William G. Klingelhofer, Harvard University Art Museums: A Guide to the Collections, Harvard University Art Museums and Abbeville Press (Cambridge and New York, 1986), no. 65, p. 64 Exhibition History S424: Indian and Southeast Asian Sculpture, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 10/20/1985 - 08/01/2008 Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
