Caption

Demon with snakes - wall sculpture, unknown sculptor, gift; snakes; art of Southeast Asia; Southeast Asia culture; religion; 19th century; Indonesia; sculpture; height 44 cm, A carved wooden figure painted predominantly red with areas of brown showing through, depicting a stylized humanoid with a pointed headdress, large round eyes, a broad nose, and an open mouth showing carved teeth; the figure has a textured torso with raised decorative patterns, bent arms raised to the sides holding sinuous carved elements, and bent legs with patterned knee guards and clawed feet; the carving includes pierced and scalloped details along the limbs and the sinuous elements, and there is a neutral pale gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_421

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (2.8Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Demon snakes - wall sculpture unknown sculptor gift snakes art Southeast Asia Southeast Asia culture religion 19th century Indonesia sculpture height 44 cm carved wooden figure painted predominantly red areas brown showing depicting stylized humanoid pointed headdress large round eyes broad nose open mouth showing carved teeth figure textured torso raised decorative patterns bent arms raised sides holding sinuous elements bent legs patterned knee guards clawed feet carving includes pierced scalloped details limbs sinuous elements neutral pale gray background.