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Vishnu with Chakra and Seven-Headed Serpent
A small deity figure stands beneath a fan of seven raised serpent heads, holding attributes close to the body. The caption identifies Vishnu with chakra and seven-headed serpent, from the collection of the late Major E. Moor. The radiating heads belong to the serpent canopy rather than to the deity. Oldham places the object among his comparisons of solar and serpent imagery.
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Photographer not identified. "Vishnu with Chakra and Seven-Headed Serpent" [editorial title]. In The Sun and the Serpent, Charles F. Oldham. Supplied 1905 illustrated facsimile, 1905, Archibald Constable & Co. Ltd.. Source scan leaf 104. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0059-0104
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Photographer not identified. Vishnu with Chakra and Seven-Headed Serpent. The Sun and the Serpent. Scan leaf 104. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0059-0104