A BRONZE FIGURE OF A NAGA, NEPAL, 19TH CENTURY...
A BRONZE FIGURE OF A NAGA, NEPAL, 19TH CENTURY - the winged female cobra deity holding a gem in her
hands, her crowned head sheltered by five cobra heads - 11.5cm - Nagas are semi-divine beings in the Hindu pantheon, half human-half snake, probably with animistic, pre-Hindu origins, associated with fertility, water and trees.
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A BRONZE FIGURE OF A NAGA, NEPAL, 19TH CENTURY - the winged female cobra deity holding a gem in her
hands, her crowned head sheltered by five cobra heads - 11.5cm - Nagas are semi-divine beings in the Hindu pantheon, half human-half snake, probably with animistic, pre-Hindu origins, associated with fertility, water and trees.