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Standing Balarama or Nagaraja (Serpent King)
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Red sandstone, Gupta period, India (Uttar Pradesh or Madhya Pradesh)
Rights: Public Domain
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of Jeffrey B. Soref in honor of Steve Kossak 1991
Title: Standing Balarama or Nagaraja (Serpent King)
Description:
Red sandstone, Gupta period, India (Uttar Pradesh or Madhya Pradesh).
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