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figure
Object Type
figure
Museum number
1979,1221.1
Description
Figure (Nagaraja). Made of carved stone (schist).
Production date
9thC-10thC
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
India
(East)
Materials
schist
Technique
carved
Dimensions
Height:
1240 millimetres
Weight:
400 kilograms
(estimated weight)
Width:
630 millimetres
Depth:
290 millimetres
Bibliographic references
Guy & Willis 2007 / L' Escultura en els Temples Indis: L'Art de la Devoció
(no. 15)
Location
Not on display
Exhibition history
Exhibited: 26 Jul-18 Nov, 2007: Barcelona, CaixaForum, L'Escultura en els Temples Indis. L'Art de Devocio.
Associated names
Representation of:
Prabu Nagaraja
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Eskenazi Ltd
Purchased from:
Sotheby's
Acquisition date
1979
Department
Asia
Registration number
1979,1221.1