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Pahari painting relating to Mercury - Paul Ferguson - 08-29-2023
In Indian mythology, mercury has a cosmic origin: it derives from the semen of the god Shiva. In this Indian Pahari painting from about 1770, a horse-riding virgin entices mercury out of a well and then over to an outdoor alchemical festival shown at top right.
Credit: Skulpturensammlung und Museum für Byzantinische Kunst, Staatliche / Sammlung L. Habighorst, Koblenz
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pahari_painting