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A brahman offers medicine to the snake-bitten king of Madura, as the queens grieve, Dessins balinais de la collection Van der Tuuk

A brahman offers medicine to the snake-bitten king of Madura, as the queens grieve

A brahman offers medicine to the king of Madura who has been bitten by a snake. The wife of the king and his wife-to-be make their distress plain. The wife-to-be is consoled by a male servant. A priest sitting in front of a shrine holds a pot of holy water (museum title)

Dessins balinais de la collection Van der Tuuk (v. 1870-1894)

Movement
Balinese art
Date
19th century
Medium
Drawing
Collection
Leiden University Libraries, Netherlands
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Bibliothèque de l'université de Leyde, public domain

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