Antique Indian miniature panting of lady watching her maid kill a snake. The group of ladies, women with jewels and flowing saris look on with anxious expressions. The lush garden is inhabited with various birds and a cat. Mughal version of a Deccani school painting. Gouache and burnished gold on paper.

Age: 19th century

Dimensions in frame: 23 1/4" high x 19 1/4" wide (image size: 11 1/2" high x 7" wide)