Caption

Demon with snakes - wall sculpture, unknown sculptor, snakes, Southeast Asia, Southeast Asian art, demons, religion, 19th century, Indonesia, sculpture, height 44.0 cm, width 27.0 cm, A carved wooden figure painted primarily red with areas of darker brownish-red in the carved recesses, depicting a stylized humanoid creature with a fierce facial expression, wide round eyes, prominent brows, flared nostrils, an open mouth with visible teeth, and a pointed headdress with geometric patterns; the figure has raised arms holding long carved elements with pierced decorative holes, ornate chest and waist ornamentation with carved floral and geometric motifs, detailed knee guards with crosshatched patterns, muscular legs with beaded anklets, and curved tail-like or decorative extensions along the sides, all shown against a pale gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_423

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Rights managed

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

Keywords

Demon snakes - wall sculpture unknown sculptor snakes Southeast Asia Southeast Asian art demons religion 19th century Indonesia sculpture height 44.0 cm width 27.0 cm carved wooden figure painted primarily red areas darker brownish-red carved recesses depicting stylized humanoid creature fierce facial expression wide round eyes prominent brows flared nostrils open mouth visible teeth pointed headdress geometric patterns figure raised arms holding long carved elements pierced decorative holes ornate chest waist ornamentation carved floral geometric motifs detailed knee guards crosshatched patterns muscular legs beaded anklets curved tail- decorative extensions sides shown pale gray background.