# Sarasvati, Goddess of Wisdom, Holding a Book and a Water Pot

- By: Nepal (Kathmandu Valley)
- Date: 10th century
- Medium: Gilt copper alloy with semiprecious stones
- Classification: Sculpture
- Dimensions: 22.9 × 8 × 5.1 cm (9 × 3 1/8 × 2 in.)
- Culture: Kathmandu Valley
- Credit line: Gift of Marilynn B. Alsdorf
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/153524)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/f50f5dd2-7df6-d140-d5c6-1f5768f4ef1c/full/!1766,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)