The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of September 29, 2023

Manasa, The Snake Goddess

c. 1890

Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat

Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paper

Secondary Support: 35.4 x 27.5 cm (13 15/16 x 10 13/16 in.); Painting only: 33 x 25.3 cm (13 x 9 15/16 in.)

Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward 2003.106

Location

not on view

Inscriptions

Inscription

[[in margin]] Manasa

Provenance
?-2003
William E. Ward [1922-2004], Solon, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
2003-
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2003.106