Victorian Silver Snake Goddess Earrings
Victorian Silver Snake Goddess Earrings
$750.00
Description
DATE: Victorian, c.1890
Charming antique silver earrings featuring a female deity wrapped in snakes, possibly (Hindu mythology sadly not being my strong point) "Manasa Devi" the snake goddess - I did happen to read 'Gun Island', Amitav Ghosh's wonderful novel partly set in the Sunderbans of West Bengal. In Hindu mythology, whether this is indeed Manasa Devi or not, snakes represent a number or dualities: fearsome entities representing both death and eternity, freedom and materialism, rebirth and mortality. Serpents, or nagas, are associated with Shiva and Vishnu , who rested on a 100 headed naga coiled around Shiva's neck. They date from the late 19th century, circa 1890, and hollow construction makes them comfortable to wear in spite of their size.
MEASUREMENTS
Length: 4.9cm
Width: 2.0cm
WEIGHT
6.5g
MARKS
No marks present, test as silver
CONDITION
Very good, ear wires are probably later additions
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