drawing
- Museum number
- 1939,0311,0.8.15
- Description
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Drawing. Fragment of a chariot, from Dieng Plateau, central Java. Ink and wash on paper. Unwatermarked. Ruler in ink. Inscribed.
- Production date
- 1815
- Dimensions
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Height: 22.80 centimetres
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Width: 30.50 centimetres
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- Curator's comments
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This sculpture is currently in the Museum Kailasa Dieng (museum in Dieng plateau), although there are many similar examples in other museums as well.
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There is a pencil sketch version (08.131) in the Baker Collection, at the Royal Asiatic Society. There are pencil annotations throughout the page, including various measurements. Annotated below the image: "Thursday 28 Sept GPB. Hindu Chariot of the Sun (Surya) G. Prauw Java."
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Associated notes state that it is a mutilated statue of Surya or chariot that is from the west side of the plain (Dieng Plateau).
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1939
- Department
- Asia
- Registration number
- 1939,0311,0.8.15