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A Woman Charms Snakes in the Wilderness: Asavari Ragini, from a Ragamala
early 1700s
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
Wearing a blouse and skirt made of leaves, the heroine retains her jewelry and diaphanous veil. She speaks to a snake, and others approach, charmed by her beauty. The multiple colors used for the rocks add to the otherworldly quality of the scene, and even they seem drawn to her spiritual magnetism.
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- Title: A Woman Charms Snakes in the Wilderness: Asavari Ragini, from a Ragamala
- Date Created: early 1700s
- Physical Dimensions: Page: 22.2 x 16.5 cm (8 3/4 x 6 1/2 in.); Miniature: 18.4 x 13.3 cm (7 1/4 x 5 1/4 in.)
- Type: Painting
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/2018.199
- Medium: gum tempera and gold on paper
- Inscriptions: āsāvarī rāgīnī
- Fun Fact: Unafraid, she offers a flower to one cobra and allows another to wind its way up her leg.
- Department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Culture: Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Sirohi
- Credit Line: Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
- Collection: Indian Art
- Accession Number: 2018.199
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