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Figure of a seated bodhisattva

Object Details

Provenance
From 1968 to 2000
Private collector, acquired in Kathmandu, Nepal, in 1968 from an unknown Tibetan trader [1]
From 2000
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, given by a private collector in 2000
Notes:
[1] According to Curatorial Remark 2 in the object record.
Collection
National Museum of Asian Art Collection
Exhibition History
Sculpture of South Asia and the Himalayas (May 4, 1988 to July 9, 2017)
Previous custodian or owner
Dr. Mary Shepherd Slusser (1918-2017)
Data Source
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Date
14th century
Credit Line
Gift in memory of H. Robert Slusser
Medium
Brass with silver and copper inlay
Dimensions
H x W x D: 36.5 x 23 x 11 cm (14 3/8 x 9 1/16 x 4 5/16 in)
Type
Sculpture
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