Water Spout in the Form of a Makara

ca. 10th century · Sculpture

May one see it?

Yes, receiving visitors

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, United States

Room247

On public display.

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In this state since: Sep 26, 2026
Source: The museum's own collection data

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Particulars

Accession number: 1983.511.2

What it shows

Mythical Creatures Hinduism

In the catalog

Indonesia (Java)

Sources

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: the museum's own open data · fetched 4 days ago
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Neighbors at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Museum page

Vincent van Gogh

Wheat Field with Cypresses, 1889

Johannes Vermeer

Woman with a Water Jug, ca. 1662

Rembrandt van Rijn

Self-Portrait, 1660

Scabbard slide, 3rd–1st century BC

Fon artist

Asen (commemorative altar), late 19th century–mid-20th century

Partial Statuette of a Hippo Goddess, 664–332 BCE

Giambologna

Water Spout in the Form of a Makara

Yes, receiving visitors

Particulars

What it shows

In the catalog

Sources

Neighbors at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Wheat Field with Cypresses, 1889

Woman with a Water Jug, ca. 1662

Self-Portrait, 1660

Scabbard slide, 3rd–1st century BC

Asen (commemorative altar), late 19th century–mid-20th century

Partial Statuette of a Hippo Goddess, 664–332 BCE

Fortuna, 17th-18th Century (?)

Raised relief fragment, 664–610 BCE

Water Spout in the Form of a Makara

Yes, receiving visitors

Particulars

What it shows

In the catalog

Sources

Neighbors at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Wheat Field with Cypresses, 1889

Woman with a Water Jug, ca. 1662

Self-Portrait, 1660

Scabbard slide, 3rd–1st century BC

Asen (commemorative altar), late 19th century–mid-20th century

Partial Statuette of a Hippo Goddess, 664–332 BCE

Fortuna, 17th-18th Century (?)

Raised relief fragment, 664–610 BCE