Head of a Bodhisattva
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Object Details
- Provenance
- About 1969-?
- J. T. Tai & Company, New York, NY, method of acquisition unknown [1]
- By 1982-1987
- Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987), purchased from J. T. Tai & Company [2]
- From 1987
- Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Dr. Arthur M. Sackler [3]
- Notes:
- [1] See Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Gift Inventory, number S-483, where “YT-5372 (1-15-1969)” is listed as a dealer number.
- [2] See note 1, Peter Marks evaluated the object 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
- Exhibition History
- Encountering the Buddha: Art and Practice Across Asia (October 14, 2017 to February 6, 2022)
- Sculpture of South Asia and the Himalayas (November 19, 1992 to July 9, 2017)
- Previous custodian or owner
- J. T. Tai & Co. (established in 1950)
- Dr. Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
- 3rd-5th century
- Accession Number
- S1987.951
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Sculpture
- Medium
- Stucco with traces of pigment
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 53 x 36.8 x 33.6 cm (20 7/8 x 14 1/2 x 13 1/4 in)
- Origin
- Afghanistan
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
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- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- Buddhism
- bodhisattva
- Afghanistan
- South Asian and Himalayan Art
- Record ID
- fsg_S1987.951
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye35fdfbe8d-c147-4b2b-9791-c5e8994214d4
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