H x W x D: 54 x 23.2 x 18.1 cm (21 1/4 x 9 1/8 x 7 1/8 in)
Type:
Sculpture
Origin:
Tamil Nadu state, India
Date:
12th century
Period:
Chola dynasty
Provenance:
From at least 1968-1987
Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987), method of acquisition unknown [1]
From 1987
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Dr. Arthur M. Sackler [2]
Notes:
[1] See Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Gift Inventory, number L68.13.22, copy in object file. In 1968, Dr. Arthur M. Sackler loaned the sculpture to the Brooklyn Museum, where the museum assigned it the loan number of “L68.13.22.”
[2] Pursuant to the agreement between Dr. Arthur M. Sackler and the Smithsonian Institution, dated July 28, 1982, legal title of the donated objects was transferred to the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery on September 11, 1987.
Research completed October 20, 2022
Collection:
Arthur M. Sackler Collection
Exhibition History:
The Collection in Context: Paul Gaugin (November 20, 1996 to May 7, 1997)
Sculpture of South Asia and the Himalayas (May 4, 1988 to July 9, 2017)
Treasures from the Smithsonian Institution at the Royal Scottish Museum (August 11, 1984 to November 5, 1984)
