Sri Cakrasamvara and Vajravarahi
Object Details
- Provenance
- To 1924
- Dr. Ananda K. Coomaraswamy, Boston to 1924 [1]
- From 1924
- Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Dr. Ananda K. Coomaraswamy, Boston in 1924 [2]
- Notes:
- [1] Object file, undated folder sheet note.
- [2] See note 1. Also see Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List file, Collections Management Office.
- Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art Collection
- Exhibition History
- Special Exhibit for King and Queen of Nepal (April 26, 1960 to January 1, 1963)
- Stone Sculpture, Buddhist Bronze, and Chinese Painting (May 2, 1923 to February 25, 1956)
- Previous custodian or owner
- Dr. Ananda K. Coomaraswamy (1877-1947)
- Credit Line
- Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
- 16th-17th century
- Accession Number
- F1924.10
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Sculpture
- Medium
- Copper, gilt, jewel inlay
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (overall): 16.1 x 14.1 x 6.7 cm (6 5/16 x 5 9/16 x 2 5/8 in)
- Origin
- Nepal
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
- See more items in
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- casting
- gilding
- inlay (process)
- metal
- Buddhism
- moon
- drum
- vajra
- Nepal
- skull
- Akshobhya Buddha
- Vajravarahi
- South Asian and Himalayan Art
- Chakrasamvara
- Record ID
- fsg_F1924.10
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye315a535c4-c740-4cfb-8689-8ce349ae1f67
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