figure
- Museum number
- 1861,1010.1
- Description
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Dikpala Nairrita, guardian figure of the Southwest. Seated with a high headdress and holding an unsheathed sword. Made of carved volcanic stone.
- Production date
- 9thC-10thC
- Dimensions
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Height: 86.50 centimetres
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Width: 45 centimetres
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Width: 123 kilograms
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Depth: 36 centimetres
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1861
- Acquisition notes
- Register states: "Presented to Mr Millett while travelling in Java, by a Rajah in 1831. These figures were secreted when the Mahometan suppressed Budhism in Java about 1200 or 1300 years ago. Siva seems to have been deposited in a River." Probably from Borobado.
- Department
- Asia
- Registration number
- 1861,1010.1
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: As1861,1010.1 (duplicate Registration Number)