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Medium:
Copper, gilt, jewel inlay
Dimensions:
H x W x D (overall): 16.1 x 14.1 x 6.7 cm (6 5/16 x 5 9/16 x 2 5/8 in)
Type:
Sculpture
Origin:
Nepal
Date:
16th-17th century
Provenance:
To 1924
Dr. Ananda K. Coomaraswamy, Boston to 1924 [1]
From 1924
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Dr. Ananda K. Coomaraswamy, Boston in 1924 [2]
Notes:
[1] Object file, undated folder sheet note.
[2] See note 1. Also see Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List file, Collections Management Office.
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History:
Special Exhibit for King and Queen of Nepal (April 26, 1960 to January 1, 1963)
Stone Sculpture, Buddhist Bronze, and Chinese Painting (May 2, 1923 to February 25, 1956)
Previous custodian or owner:
Dr. Ananda K. Coomaraswamy (1877-1947)
Topic:
casting  Search this
gilding  Search this
inlay (process)  Search this
metal  Search this
Buddhism  Search this
moon  Search this
drum  Search this
vajra  Search this
Nepal  Search this
skull  Search this
Akshobhya Buddha  Search this
Vajravarahi  Search this
South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this
Chakrasamvara  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1924.10
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
Related Online Resources:
Google Cultural Institute
See more items in:
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/ye315a535c4-c740-4cfb-8689-8ce349ae1f67
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1924.10