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Catalog Data

Medium:
Ivory
Dimensions:
H (overall): 7.2 cm (2 13/16 in)
Type:
Sculpture
Origin:
Sri Lanka
Date:
18th century
Period:
Kandy period
Provenance:
To 1907
Unidentified owner, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), to 1907 [1]
From 1907 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased in Ceylon (Sri Lanka), from an unidentified owner in 1907 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Reserved Miscellaneous List, R. 5641, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
[2] See note 1.
[3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Previous custodian or owner:
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Topic:
ivory  Search this
Buddhism  Search this
Buddha  Search this
Sri Lanka  Search this
South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this
Kandy period (1357 - 1817)  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1907.507
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
Related Online Resources:
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3265f1571-3566-445f-8227-eb5111079cf6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1907.507