M0012561: Brass gold plated figure of Saraswati

Previous title, replaced March 2022: Figure of Saraswati, Hindu Goddess, standing on a duck

Photograph of a brass gold plated figure of Saraswati, wife of Brahma, river goddess of fertility and wealth, and speech and learning, standing on a duck. This item was accessioned by Wellcome Historical Medical Museum (4816/1937) but is not held by Wellcome Collection.

June 1952

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession register for the item depicted in the glass plate negative:R4816/1937

Copyright is held by Wellcome Collection

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2022.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.