Lot 1046

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Description:

20th Century Hindu Carved Wood Intertwined Snake Deity Plaque marked on back and wax seal on front. The Indian subcontinent is home to several deadly, poisonous snakes, including the cobra. Death due to snakebite was the most common cause of death in India until recent times. India is also well known traditionally in the west for snake charmers and rope-trick magicians. Magical cure for snakebites is still practiced in remote areas of India. Ancient Indians both feared and revered the snakes. The tradition still continues. Hindus worship snakes in temples as well as in their natural habitats, offering them milk, incense, and prayers. In Christianity a snake symbolizes evil or Devil. In Hinduism the symbolism is much more complex. In Hindu ritual and spiritual tradition, a snake is not an evil creature but a divinity representing eternity as well as materiality, life as well as death, and time as well as timelessness. It symbolizes the three; Ref: DD4006

    Dimensions:
  • 11"x11"x34"
  • Medium:
  • Wood
  • Condition:
  • This piece is in good condition with signs of minor wear commensurate with age. See photos for details.

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