Medium:

Ivory

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 34.9 x 15.7 x 13.2 cm (13 3/4 x 6 3/16 x 5 3/16 in)

Type:

Furniture and Furnishing

Origin:

Orissa, India

Date:

13th century

Period:

Eastern Ganga dynasty

Provenance:

To 1907

Spink & Son Ltd., London, to 1907 [1]

From 1907 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Spink & Son Ltd. in 1907 [2]

From 1920

Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]

Notes:

[1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 933, 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

Exhibition History:

Arts of the Indian Subcontinent and the Himalayas (October 16, 2004 to January 3, 2016)

At the Margins (June 4 to November 30, 1997)

South and South East Asian Art (May 9, 1993 to February 7, 2000)

The Arts of South Asia (May 13, 1985 to December 2, 1985)

The Ramayana (July 18, 1983 to April 15, 1984)

Hindu and Buddhist Art (April 1, 1982 to July 18, 1983)

Hindu and Buddhist Art (January 28, 1981 to September 24, 1981)

Indian Art (January 1, 1963 to January 28, 1981)

Untitled Exhibition, South Asian Art, Gallery 8 (July 15, 1958 to January 1, 1963)

Previous custodian or owner:

Spink & Son Ltd. (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

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Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1907.8

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye396575680-ae9e-4b43-8996-37629f383615

EDAN-URL:

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