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Concept

Cobras

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  • Vishnu resting on the ocean accompanied by Lakshmi, Tumbara, Hanuman, Narada, Garuda and Brahma sitting on a lotus. Chromolithograph.
  • Snake charmer with wife holding the snake. Gouache drawing.
  • Pilgrims with roses worship a snake shrine while a Brahmin priest and attendants pray during a snake festival. Gouache drawing.
  • Vishnu reclining on the ocean with Brahma springing from a lotus growing from Vishnu's navel with attendants. Coloured transfer lithograph.
  • A hooded cobra in striking position. Coloured engraving, ca. 1792.
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    Australian Pilbara cobra: (Pseudechis australis): the underside of its throat. Photograph, 1900/1920.

    | Date: 1900-1920 | Reference: 578465i
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    Kali trampling Shiva. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.

    Ravi Varma, 1848-1906. | Reference: 26616i
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    Five-headed Shiva playing musical instruments. Watercolour drawing.

    | Reference: 26136i
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    Shiva enthroned with his family, Parvati and Ganesha, attended by Nandi, a lion and two attendants. Chromolithograph, 1885.

    | Date: 1885 | Reference: 26271i
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    Snake charmer with wife holding the snake. Gouache drawing.

    | Reference: 28538i
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