Nagaraja or Serpent King at The Guimet Museum, Paris

On the Indian subcontinent, temples have been dedicated to the worship of serpents since the dawn of civilization. Both Buddhism and Hinduism adopted nagarajas and naginis (serpent kings and their consorts) as protective divinities and depicted them like human beings. This sculpture from a pair of royal serpents (1987.415.1, .2) is carved in the round. The figure stand in front of cobras, whose open hoods form canopies for their heads. They date from the early part of the Gupta period and maintain ties to the style of the late Kushan period. This object is part of Scan The World. Scan the World is a non-profit initiative introduced by MyMiniFactory, through which we are creating a digital archive of fully 3D printable sculptures, artworks and landmarks from across the globe for the public to access for free. Scan the World is an open source, community effort, if you have interesting items around you and would like to contribute, email [e-mail] to find out how you can help.自文明曙光初现之时，印度次大陆的诸多神庙便专用于蛇类崇拜。佛教与印度教均将那伽王（nagarajas）与那伽后（naginis，即蛇王与其配偶）奉为守护神灵，并以人形对其进行塑造。这件出自一对皇家蛇像（藏品编号：1987.415.1、.2）的雕塑为圆雕作品。两尊造像立于眼镜蛇身前，舒展的蛇颈盾为其头部撑起了华盖。该造像可追溯至笈多王朝早期，风格上仍带有后贵霜时期的特征。 这件藏品是「扫描世界（Scan The World）」项目的组成部分。「扫描世界」是MyMiniFactory推出的非营利性计划，旨在打造全球范围内可完全3D打印的雕塑、艺术品与地标建筑的数字档案库，供公众免费获取使用。该项目为开源社区共建项目，若您身边有值得分享的藏品并希望参与贡献，可发送邮件至[e-mail]了解参与方式。