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Medium:
Granite
Dimensions:
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.
Research Completed October 20, 2022
Collection:
Arthur M. Sackler Collection
Previous custodian or owner:
William H. Wolff, Inc. (1906-1991)
Dr. Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987)
Topic:
stone  Search this
Hinduism  Search this
Vishnu  Search this
Chola dynasty (850 - 1280)  Search this
India  Search this
abhaya mudra  Search this
South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this
sudarshana chakra  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Accession Number:
S1987.954
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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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/ye3da9ec5fa-ae52-43ff-9bc5-be3c6f51566e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_S1987.954