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.自文明曙光初现以来，印度次大陆的诸多神庙便已用于供奉蛇类信仰。佛教与印度教均将那伽王（nagaraja）与那伽后（nagini，即蛇王与其配偶）奉为护持神祇，并以人形进行塑造。这件属于一对皇家蛇形造像（藏品编号1987.415.1、.2）的作品采用圆雕工艺制作，造像立于眼镜蛇身前，眼镜蛇展开的颈盾为其头部构成华盖。其年代可追溯至笈多王朝早期，风格承袭了后贵霜时期的特点。 这件藏品是“扫描全球（Scan The World）”项目的组成部分。 “扫描全球（Scan The World）”是MyMiniFactory推出的非营利性项目，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。 该项目采用开源模式，依托社区力量推进；若您身边有值得分享的有趣藏品并希望参与贡献，可发送邮件至[e-mail]了解具体参与方式。