Museum collection · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 76737
Manasa, the Snake Goddess
Unknown maker, 11th century
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Purchase, Frederick and Marie-Claude Butler Gift and Gift of Mrs. W. J. Calhoun, by exchange, 2011 · Public domain
- Artist
- Unknown maker
- Date
- 11th century
- Medium
- Copper sheet, repousséd and engraved, with traces of gilding
- Dimensions
- H. 11 in. (28 cm)
- Era
- Museum collection
Why it matters
Manasa, the Snake Goddess, dated 11th century, is catalogued by The Metropolitan Museum of Art as a work in Copper sheet, repousséd and engraved, with traces of gilding. The API record does not identify a named maker. The recorded dimensions are H. 11 in. (28 cm). This factual page is generated from the museum catalogue and links directly to its source record.