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Medium:
Terracotta (earthenware)
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 12.2 × 6 × 5 cm (4 13/16 × 2 3/8 × 1 15/16 in)
Type:
Sculpture
Origin:
Trowulan, East Java, Indonesia
Date:
14th-15th century
Period:
Majapahit period
Provenance:
From 1964 To 2017
Price and Mattiebelle Gittinger, Adamstown, Maryland, purchased in Trowulan, East Java, Indonesia. [1]
From 2017
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Price and Mattiebelle Gittinger, Adamstown, Maryland. [2]
Notes:
[1] According to Dr. Mattiebelle Gittinger, she and her husband Price lived in Java between 1963 and 1965, and traveled through the eastern areas two or three times. She believes that they were in Trowulan in 1964 and that is where they purchased the piece from a shop. See Curatorial Remarks 1and 7 in the object record.
[2] See Deed of Gift, object file, Collections Management Office.
Collection:
National Museum of Asian Art Collection
Previous custodian or owner:
Mattiebelle Stimson Gittinger
Topic:
ceramic  Search this
Indonesia  Search this
Java  Search this
earthenware  Search this
Southeast Asian Art  Search this
Majapahit period (1292 - 1500)  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Price and Mattiebelle Gittinger
Accession Number:
S2017.8.13
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Related Online Resources:
NMAA Southeast Asia
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/ye3e6403463-d016-450b-9c2b-e2ec94d964f0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_S2017.8.13