, Northeast India, Pala period, 12th century, Goddess Manasa seated in rajalilasana holding a snake in her left hand, her pendent right foot resting on her attribute the kalasha. She is flanked by her husband the sage Jaratkaru and her son Astika. A seven-headed naga rises up and spreads its hood above the serpent goddess. Manasa is worshipped chiefly for the prevention and cure of snakebite and for fertility and prosperity. H 11 cm,