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Blue four-armed deity beneath a multi-headed serpent hood, seated on a golden coiled serpent, gouache painting on pale ground.

Vishnu, four-armed Hindu deity under a serpent hood, gouache

A blue-skinned four-armed deity wears a gold crown and beaded necklaces beneath a multi-headed serpent canopy, seated on a coiled golden serpent above a stepped pedestal. Painted in opaque gouache in red, white and gold on a pale ground, the figure raises small objects in its upper hands.

Artist
Unknown
Date
[between 1800 and 1899?]
Medium
Gouaches Paintings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2825 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1909.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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