H x W x D: 154.6 x 72.4 x 30.2 cm (60 7/8 x 28 1/2 x 11 7/8 in)
Type:
Sculpture
Origin:
Tamil Nadu state, India
Date:
875-925
Period:
Chola dynasty
Provenance:
Probably around 1973-?
William H. Wolff, Inc., New York, NY, method of acquisition unknown [1]
By 1982-1987
Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987), purchased from William H. Wolff, Inc. [2]
From 1987
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Dr. Arthur M. Sackler [3]
Notes:
[1] See Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Gift Inventory, copy in object file. Photograph from inventory bears a “WM. H. WOLFF INC.” stamp and annotation noting the stock number “02/494-4.” The inventory sheet notes the same stock number and a date, “WW 02/494-4 (2-2-73).”
[2] See note 1. Peter Marks evaluated the work in 1982.
[3] 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.