Head of a singh, or mythical lion
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Object Details
- Provenance
- From at least 1973 to 2005
- Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hauge [1]
- From 2005
- Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hauge in 2005
- Notes:
- [1] Object file.
- Acquired while Mr. and Mrs. Osborne and Gratia Hauge were living in Bangkok (1967-1972 or 1973).
- They were visited on various occasions by Victor and Taka Hauge.
- According to Taka Hauge, the sources of the stucco heads and related works were the dealers Chai Ma and Peng Seng:
- Chai Ma Antiques, 799-801 Silom Road, Bangkok 5, tel. 2364-390, 2364-408
- Peng Seng, 942/1-3 Rama IV Road (corner of Suriwongse Road), Bangkok 10500
- Collection
- National Museum of Asian Art Collection
- Previous custodian or owner
- Victor and Takako Hauge ((1919-2013) and (1923-2015))
- Credit Line
- Gift of Osborne and Gratia Hauge, and Victor and Takako Hauge
- 8th-9th century
- Period
- Dvaravati period
- Accession Number
- S2005.451
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Sculpture
- Medium
- Stucco molded over a chunk of brick
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (overall): 14.3 x 11.3 x 11.8 cm (5 5/8 x 4 7/16 x 4 5/8 in)
- Origin
- Thailand
- Related Online Resources
- F|S Southeast Asia
- 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
- mythological animal
- lion
- Dvaravati period (ca. 500 - 900)
- Thailand
- Southeast Asian Art
- Hauge collection
- Record ID
- fsg_S2005.451
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye36268a3aa-062d-4850-9b18-eb43613bf151
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