A relief of Nagaraja was located in a small pati (a rest house) between Pashupati temple and Bhuvanesvari temple. It was loosely attached to a brick wall, as seen in the photograph (PI. 2 1). The crowned Nagarja was seated on the serpent coil spreading his arms and holding a waterpot in his left hand; his right hand held an unidentified object, most probably a fruit. He wore a three-lobed crown, flat earrings, a necklace, armlets and bracelets. Five snake-hoods were delineated as a canopy over the head of the Nagaraja. Stylistically, the relief cauld be assigned to the 12th century A.D. The relief was stolen in June, 1085.
Details
- Year : 12th century A.D.
- Medium : Grey limestone
- Dimension : Ht. 14 inches
- Accession No : Stolen in June, 1985
- Country/ Geo-location : Pashupati, Kathmandu
- Collection : Stolen Images of Nepal – Lain S.Bangdel